China’s New Frontiers China’s New Frontiers
How Africa and China’s own borderlands became the center of Beijing’s new empire.
Sep 30, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Audrea Lim
Poetry and Catastrophe Poetry and Catastrophe
By privileging historical catastrophe, a new poetry anthology narrows the definition of art.
Sep 30, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Paloff
Extinction Pop Extinction Pop
Choreographed for maximum appeal, pop culture likes to say yes. History is made by those who say no.
Sep 30, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
Six Lessons for Obama on How to Improve Relations With Cuba Six Lessons for Obama on How to Improve Relations With Cuba
The president knows US policy has been a failure. Here’s how he can make a breakthrough, in the little time he has left.
Sep 30, 2014 / William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh
Letters Letters
ICE age… “stupid stuff” of empire… gum and shadow-casters…
Sep 30, 2014 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3339 Puzzle No. 3339
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Sep 30, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Frequently Bought Together?: Paul Ryan’s Book and Amazon’s Excuse for Screwing Authors Frequently Bought Together?: Paul Ryan’s Book and Amazon’s Excuse for Screwing Authors
Why is it that one of the authors Amazon is choosing not to screw over just happens to be the chair of the House Budget Committee? Coincidence? Or political favoritism?
Sep 30, 2014 / Leslie Savan
UANI President Gary Samore Dismisses Imminent Threat of an Iranian Nuclear Weapon UANI President Gary Samore Dismisses Imminent Threat of an Iranian Nuclear Weapon
Gary Samore should probably call his (UANI) office.
Sep 30, 2014 / Eli Clifton
Who Profits From Plans to Lock Up More Immigrant Families? Private Prison Companies Who Profits From Plans to Lock Up More Immigrant Families? Private Prison Companies
Human rights groups are alarmed by the administration’s proposal to dramatically expand family detention for undocumented women and children.
Sep 30, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
What’s Wrong With the Radical Critique of the People’s Climate March What’s Wrong With the Radical Critique of the People’s Climate March
The movement to stop climate change needs both mass mobilizations and direct action.
Sep 30, 2014 / Jonathan Smucker and Michael Premo