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  1. Americans Without Tears
    John Palattella
    Lingua Franca, April 2000, pp. 50-51
  2. Atlas of the Difficult World
    John Palattella
    Lingua Franca, May 1999, pp. 52-64
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    Bad Paper (Review)
    John Palattella
    They Knew They Were Right, by Jacob Heilbrunn
    1. They Knew They Were Right by Jacob Heilbrunn
    The Nation, March 9, 2009, p. 30
  4. Reviews
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    Books: Conglomerates and the Media (Review)
    John Palattella
    Conglomerates and the Media, by Erik Barnouw
    1. Conglomerates and the Media by Erik Barnouw
    In These Times, January 11, 1998, pp. 24-25
  5. Books & the Arts
    The Death and Life of the Book Review
    John Palattella
    The Nation, June 21, 2010, p. 25
  6. Books & the Arts
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    Difficult Loves (4 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    Disappearing Ink, by Dana Gioia
    1. Disappearing Ink by Dana Gioia
    2. The Resistance to Poetry by James Longenbach
    3. A Defense of Ardor by Adam Zagajewski
    4. Coin of the Realm by Carl Phillips
    The Nation, October 4, 2004, pp. 23-25
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    Foibles of Abundance (Review)
    John Palattella
    The Conquest of Cool, by Thomas Frank
    1. The Conquest of Cool by Thomas Frank
    Dissent, Spring 1998, pp. 109-113
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    A Fugitive From Utopia (3 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    The Prose of Adam Zagajewski
    1. Solidarity, Solitude by Adam Zagajewski
    2. Two Cities by Adam Zagajewski
    3. Another Beauty by Adam Zagajewski
    Dissent, Summer 2002, pp. 100-104
  9. Books & the Arts
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    Hello Cruel World (2 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    Only Love Can Break Your Heart, by David Samuels
    1. Only Love Can Break Your Heart by David Samuels
    2. The Runner by David Samuels
    The Nation, July 14, 2008, pp. 33-37
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    How to Make a Rhyme of a Myster? (Review)
    John Palattella
    Juneteenth, by Ralph Ellison and John F. Callahan
    1. Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison and John F. Callahan
    Dissent, Fall 1999, pp. 112-115
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    The Illusion of Inclusion (Review)
    John Palattella
    The Yale Anthology of Twentieth-Century French Poetry, by Mary Ann Caws
    1. The Yale Anthology of Twentieth-Century French Poetry by Mary Ann Caws
    The Nation, December 27, 2004, pp. 34-40
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    In Print: Selling Culture (Review)
    John Palattella
    Making and Selling Culture, by Richard Ohmann
    1. Making and Selling Culture by Richard Ohmann
    In These Times, August 5, 1996, pp. 32-34
  13. Ivory Towers in the Marketplace
    John Palattella
    Dissent, Summer 2001, pp. 70-73
  14. Books & the Arts
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    La Vie de Boheme (Review)
    John Palattella
    The Collected Poems of Ted Berrigan, by Alice Notley, Anselm Berrigan, and Edmund Berri...
    1. The Collected Poems of Ted Berrigan by Alice Notley, Anselm Berrigan, and Edmund Berrigan, ...
    The Nation, January 23, 2006, pp. 25-27
  15. [+]
    Lines of Resistance (6 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone?, by Mahmoud Darwish
    1. Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone? by Mahmoud Darwish
    2. La Palestine Comme Metaphore: Enretiens by Mahmoud Darwish
    3. Unfortunately, It Was Paradise by Mahmoud Darwish
    4. Sadder Than Water by Samih al-Qasim
    5. Never Mind by Taha Muhammad Ali
    6. So What by Taha Muhammad Ali
    The Nation, February 19, 2007, pp. 32-40
  16. May the Course Be With You
    John Palattella
    Lingua Franca, March 2001, pp. 50-57
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    Patrimony (4 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    Black Maria, by Kevin Young
    1. Black Maria by Kevin Young
    2. Most Way Home by Kevin Young
    3. Jelly Roll: A Blues by Kevin Young
    4. Giant Steps by Kevin Young
    The Nation, May 9, 2005, pp. 28-33
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    PC in Our Time (Review)
    John Palattella
    In His New Book, Todd Gitlin Proves He's Still One of the Most Perceptive Students of A...
    1. The Twilight of Common Dreams by Todd Gitlin
    In These Times, January 8, 1996, pp. 32-34
  19. Pictures of Us
    John Palattella
    Lingua Franca, July 1998, pp. 50-58
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    Poetry, From Noun to Verb (Review)
    John Palattella
    Splay Anthem, by Nathaniel Mackey
    1. Splay Anthem by Nathaniel Mackey
    The Nation, September 18, 2006, pp. 41-48
  21. Press Pass
    John Palattella
    The District of Contempt.
    In These Times, April 5, 1998, p. 8
  22. Press Pass
    John Palattella
    Microsoft and Free Markets
    In These Times, February 8, 1998, p. 9
  23. Press Pass
    John Palattella
    Revenge of the Suburbs.
    In These Times, March 9, 1998, p. 8
  24. [+]
    Prosaic Judgments (Review)
    John Palattella
    The Wounded Surgeon, by Adam Kirsch
    1. The Wounded Surgeon by Adam Kirsch
    The Nation, July 18, 2005, pp. 32-35
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    Shelf Life (2 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    Bomb Power, by Garry Wills
    1. Bomb Power by Garry Wills
    2. Effacement by Elizabeth Arnold
    The Nation, April 12, 2010, p. 33
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    Shelf Life (2 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    The Letters of Sylvia Beach, by Keri Walsh and Sylvia Beach
    1. The Letters of Sylvia Beach by Keri Walsh and Sylvia Beach
    2. Angina Days by Gunter Eich
    The Nation, August 2, 2010, p. 38
  27. [+]
    Shelf Life (3 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    Freefall, by Joseph E. Stiglitz
    1. Freefall by Joseph E. Stiglitz
    2. The Whole Island by Mark Weiss
    3. The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future by Robert Darnton
    The Nation, February 15, 2010, p. 33
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    Shelf Life (3 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    Clandestine in Chile, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    1. Clandestine in Chile by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    2. You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier
    3. The End of Wall Street by Roger Lowenstein
    The Nation, July 5, 2010, pp. 33-40
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    Shelf Life (2 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    Dreyfus, by Ruth Harris
    1. Dreyfus by Ruth Harris
    2. Eclipse of the Sunnis by Deborah Amos
    The Nation, September 20, 2010, p. 33
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    Shelf Life (3 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen
    1. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
    2. Poetry and the Police by Robert Darnton
    3. Mother Country by Jeremy Harding
    The Nation, November 15, 2010, p. 33
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    Throwing It All Away (Review)
    John Palattella
    Waste and Want, by Susan Strasser
    1. Waste and Want by Susan Strasser
    Lingua Franca, November 1999, pp. 22-25
  32. Magazines
    Transition
    John Palattella
    Dissent, Spring 1999, pp. 99-104
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    The War of Words (Review)
    John Palattella
    Dismantling Glory, by Lorrie Goldensohn
    1. Dismantling Glory by Lorrie Goldensohn
    The Nation, January 12, 2004, pp. 34-37
  34. Books & the Arts
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    Water's Edge (Review)
    John Palattella
    Waterfront, by Phillip Lopate
    1. Waterfront by Phillip Lopate
    The Nation, April 12, 2004, pp. 23-25
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    When Poetry Was the Rage (2 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    All Poets Welcome, by Daniel Kane
    1. All Poets Welcome by Daniel Kane
    2. Digressions on Some Poems by Frank O'Hara by Joe LeSueur
    The Nation, June 16, 2003, pp. 34-35
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    Will Teach for Food: Academic Labor in Crisis and Manifesto of a Tenured Radical (2 Reviews)
    John Palattella
    Will Teach for Food, by Cary Nelson
    1. Will Teach for Food by Cary Nelson
    2. Manifesto of a Tenured Radical by Cary Nelson
    In These Times, April 14, 1997, pp. 37-39
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    You Were Imperfect Like Us (Review)
    John Palattella
    Later Auden, by Edward Mendelson
    1. Later Auden by Edward Mendelson
    Dissent, Fall 2000, pp. 123-126
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