Monthly Archives: May 2014

Who Is the Third Always Beside You?

By Robin Bates | Published: May 4, 2014

Eliot’s reference to the Road to Emmaus story in “The Wasteland” may be sign of hope rather than despair.

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For Sterling, Waves Came Crashing In

By Robin Bates | Published: May 3, 2014

Collective player anger may have led to the NBA’s harsh punishment for Clippers owner Don Sterling. Lucille Clifton has a poem about the power of collective black action.

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Mr. Hyde Is Taking over America

By Robin Bates | Published: May 2, 2014

Dr. Jekyll is so buttoned down that his Hyde side emerges, but he looks pretty good to an America that is losing restraint.

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History from the Workers’ Perspective

By Robin Bates | Published: May 1, 2014

Bertolt Brecht captures the spirit of May Day in “A Worker Reads History.”

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