The Inescapable Politics of Climate Change The Inescapable Politics of Climate Change
What we need to know now is not what climate change will do in the future, but what we should about it in the present.
May 20, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Alyssa Battistoni
Why Fascists Storm Bookstores Why Fascists Storm Bookstores
A spate of attacks from DC to Berkeley show how far the right will go to shut down free expression.
May 20, 2019 / Elizabeth King
Eurovision’s Muddled DNA Eurovision’s Muddled DNA
Pop genetics don’t belong in a musical event—or its marketing.
May 16, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Faith and Change in ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘The Silence of Others’ Faith and Change in ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘The Silence of Others’
How two new films confront the different ways communities handle religion and forgiveness.
May 16, 2019 / Stuart Klawans
Want to Dismantle Capitalism? Abolish the Family Want to Dismantle Capitalism? Abolish the Family
Feminist theorist Sophie Lewis’s new book looks at how rethinking pregnancy and the idea of family as forms of labor is central to emancipatory politics.
May 16, 2019 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho
Puzzle No. 3500 Puzzle No. 3500
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Alert: Spanish uncle vanished with slip of the lip over my dead body (3,2,1,3,4,2) 9 Fed reorganized, amid loud ca…
May 16, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
What Is Anti-Fascism? What Is Anti-Fascism?
A Q&A with Natasha Lennard.
May 15, 2019 / Q&A / Ari M. Brostoff
The Legend of the Spider Woman: Imagining the Mind of Louise Bourgeois The Legend of the Spider Woman: Imagining the Mind of Louise Bourgeois
Jean Frémon’s book about her life and art is a perceptive but flawed attempt to understand the inner workings and inspirations of the brilliant artist.
May 15, 2019 / Jillian Steinhauer
The Soccer Fans That Toppled a Government The Soccer Fans That Toppled a Government
From Algeria’s soccer stadiums, fans launched an uprising that brought down President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
May 15, 2019 / Mickaël Correia
The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero-Sum Game The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
Payal Arora’s The Next Billion Users turns a critical eye to the humanitarian push to connect the globe.
May 14, 2019 / Evan Malmgren