Tina Kim, who opera the fine art exhibition space Tina Kim Gallery in New York, is installing a giant bronze teddy bear in TriBeCa Park this May created by Korean artist Gimhongsok. What could be more amusing than seeing a dash of contemporary art in the already artistic neighborhood of TriBeCa? Nicole Calderon of Tina […]
Theorist Who Influenced Egypt’s Revolution, A Look Back
Theorist Who Influenced Egypt’s Revolution, A Look Back by Richard Cooper  The writings of Gene Sharp and his Albert Einstein Institute reportedly influenced the young people who organized the mostly non-violent revolution in Egypt. Back in 1982, I reviewed one of his books, Social Power and Political Freedom. It may be interesting […]
Missing Mrs G
In the subcontinental mythology of power, she is still the Awesome One. Mother Boundless. Angry Goddess. Empress of Enigma. Matron Saint of Paranoia…Indira Gandhi continues to be reborn in the memory of a nation as avatars of affection, admiration, adoration and fear. Twenty-five years after her assassination on the morning of October 31, we still […]
India: Media, Mumbai and Terror Attacks
By Neha Viswanathan This post is part of the Global Voices coverage on the terror attacks in Mumbai, India on November 26, 2008. Anger at the media for their coverage of the terror attacks in Mumbai is apparent on the blogosphere. For one, the mainstream media appears to have taken the approach of “shock and shake”, as opposed to […]
Atlantic Yards Eminent Domain Abuse Scheme Confronts Reality
The NY Times reports that Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn is suffering growing pains from the slowing economy (Charles V. Bagli, NYT March 21, 2008 http://www.nolandgrab.org/archives/2008/03/slow_economy_li_1.html ) The credit crunch and the slowing economy have hindered the developer from securing an anchor tenant for the showpiece "Miss Brooklyn" office building. Forest City Ratner claims they will […]
Urban Renewal Schemes Seeking Planning Consultant Accomplices
Scanning the legal notice advertising in the Long Island, New York daily Newsday of February 21, 2008 I ran across one entitled "Request For Proposal Blight Study and Urban Renewal Plan City of Long Beach, New York." As a Libertarian leader experienced in defending property rights from eminent domain abuse, I have learned to read the […]