What Adorno Can Still Teach Us What Adorno Can Still Teach Us
A conversation with Peter Gordon about the enduring influence of the Frankfurt School's leader, the future of critical theory, and his recent book, A Precarious Happiness.
Jan 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
How Did the Democrats Get Here? How Did the Democrats Get Here?
Talking with Tim Shenk about party realignment, the legacy of 1990s political consultants, the 2024 election, and his new book, Left Adrift: What Happened to Liberal Politics.
Oct 22, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
The Age of Public Austerity and Private Luxury The Age of Public Austerity and Private Luxury
A conversation with Melinda Cooper about the recent history of neoliberalism and her new book Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance.
Sep 12, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Kate Yoon
Aziz Rana Wants Us to Stop Worshipping the Constitution Aziz Rana Wants Us to Stop Worshipping the Constitution
A conversation with the legal scholar on why its unusual the Constitution is core to American national identity and his new book The Constitutional Bind.
Jun 3, 2024 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Talking “Solidarity” With Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix Talking “Solidarity” With Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix
A conversation with the activists and writers about their wide-ranging history of the politics of the common good and togetherness.
Apr 23, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies
Branko Milanović’s century-spanning intellectual history of inequality in economic theory reveals the ideological reasons behind the field’s resurgence in the last few decades.
Mar 20, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Making Sense of the Fascism Debate Making Sense of the Fascism Debate
A Rorschach test for understanding what is ailing American society.
Mar 19, 2024 / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
The Century of Milton Friedman The Century of Milton Friedman
An interview with Jennifer Burns on her authoritative new biography of the American economist and the personal and intellectual origins of his theories.
Feb 5, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Wendy Brown: A Conversation on Our “Nihilistic” Age Wendy Brown: A Conversation on Our “Nihilistic” Age
The Nation spoke with the political theorist about the multifront crisis of the post-Trump era and the moral and intellectual commitments of scholars and higher education.
Jan 10, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
The History of Equality: It’s Complicated The History of Equality: It’s Complicated
A conversation with the historian Darrin McMahon about his new book Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea and the strange and contradicting development of the liberal version o...
Nov 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins