The Problem With Political Art - The Atlantic

W hen artists turn to activism or introduce politics into a work of art, it’s usually taken as something virtuous, an act of conscience on behalf of justice. But artistic and political values ... Read More

Those Passions. On Art and Politics - CounterPunch.org

Just a little over fifty years ago, I wanted to read the most challenging new art history writing. And so I purchased T. J. Clark’s first two books: The Absolute Bourgeois: Artists and Politics ... Read More

Can Wall Art Predict Your Politics? - Psychology Today

Disgust sensitivity also predicted responses to political issues relating to gay marriage, abortion, unions, and tax cuts. The causal relation here is unknown. As the authors state, ... Read More

The role of politics and power in art - Inside Higher Ed

Viewing art through a political lens. Twice, climate activists disrupted the premiere of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Tannhäuser, unfurling a banner that read, “No opera on a dead planet” ... Read More

The Burnout Nation: Why Americans Are Tuning Out Politics

Explore the neuroscience of political burnout: Fear-based news, the digital bubble, "us vs. them," and learned helplessness have left Americans tuning out from politics. Read More

The U.S. has a political violence problem. Can we solve it before it’s too late? | John L. Micek - MassLive

It’s hosted art exhibits, Easter egg hunts, Christmas parties and often very tense political negotiations. But as much as it’s a ceremonial building, it’s also someone’s house. Read More

Elections don’t solve every problem, and politics cannot change the human heart - Washington Times

But many of our most intractable problems are impervious to a political solution. In the United States, the idea that government is a cure-all originated with the New Deal. Read More

The decline of local news has become a campaign problem

It was a prime example of a media problem that campaigns and political-communications experts say is reshaping how they approach election season: the steep decline of local news. “When I started out, ... Read More