Because We Live in Baffling Times.(Brief Article)

Canadian Dimension, March, 2000 by Janzen, Ed

Progressive proponents of the polemic should know that their ideal magazine is here. The Baffler, apparently published by Editor Thomas Frank and colleagues whenever a new issue is ready, has won wide acclaim as a noteworthy source of top-notch writing on the Left. Recent Bafflers have given us Stephen Duncombe's social history of the Cadillac ("The Penalty of Leadership"), Matt Roth's foray into the world of Amway ("Dreams Incorporated") and Doug Henwood's debunking of small business ("A Question of Size"). The current issue, Baffler Number Thirteen, examines how "middle America" became co-opted by business interests.

But if you're looking for programs or solutions, The Baffler's not the place to look. It's shots and salvos, polemics from cover to cover in...

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