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ClassMay 23, 2022
Vivek Chibber on the Future of Marxist Thought
His new book The Class Matrix: Social Theory After the Cultural Turn is an impassioned argument for centering class politics in both theory and praxis.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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HistoryApril 13, 2022
Has Neoliberalism Really Come to an End?
A conversation with historian Gary Gerstle about understanding neoliberalism as a bipartisan worldview and how the political order it ushered in has crumbled.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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HistoryMarch 15, 2022
Are We Still Fighting the Battles of the New Left?
Terence Renaud’s new book compels us to revisit post-war activist movements around the world to understand generational conflicts in the left.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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HistoryFebruary 28, 2022
What Is Fueling Our Century’s Global “Disorder”?
A conversation with historian Helen Thompson about the changes in energy consumption and monetary policy that set the table for today’s geopolitical instability.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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January 19, 2022
Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure
A conversation with George Aumoithe on the history of disease prevention, the economic roots of the crisis American hospitals face, and why we need to do better.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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HistoryJanuary 6, 2022
Randall Kennedy Says It Loud
A conversation with the Harvard law professor about his new essay collection, the state or racial politics, campus activism, and much more.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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December 22, 2021
What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About American Democracy
A conversation with Danielle Allen about the strengths and faults of federalism during our health crisis.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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US Wars and Military ActionSeptember 16, 2021
The Problem With Making War “Humane”
A conversation with Samuel Moyn about his new book Humane, the pacifism of Leo Tolstoy, and the origins of forever war.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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September 1, 2021
Can “Lottocracy” Save Democracy From Itself?
Hélène Landemore’s new book argues that we need a new, more inclusive system of governance that is less elitist and more participatory to cure what ails democracy.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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The RightAugust 12, 2021
The Long History of American Cruelty
A conversation with Adam Serwer about the ideological roots of Trumpism, the failures of the Reconstruction era, and his new book, The Cruelty Is the Point.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins