Guam: Resisting Empire at the “Tip of the Spear” Guam: Resisting Empire at the “Tip of the Spear”
The Pentagon is increasing its forces on the US territory, but Indigenous residents are fighting back.
Nov 2, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Chris Gelardi
How Thousands of Black Farmers Were Forced Off Their Land How Thousands of Black Farmers Were Forced Off Their Land
Black people own just 2 percent of farmland in the United States. A decades-long history of loan denials at the USDA is a major reason why.
Nov 1, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Kali Holloway
The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now
With the fight for Build Back Better raging, this is no time to shrink from the political fray.
Oct 28, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Katha Pollitt
“Squid Game”’s Capitalist Parables “Squid Game”’s Capitalist Parables
Netflix’s breakout series depicts a world of violent and macabre individualism and desperation.
Oct 20, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / E. Tammy Kim
Art at the Border of Power and Ecology Art at the Border of Power and Ecology
Miguel Fernández de Castro’s multimedia works reveal the ties between money, migration, and environmental disaster.
Oct 19, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Max Pearl
Jonathan Franzen’s God Jonathan Franzen’s God
A multigenerational saga about a Midwestern family, Crossroads is like most of Franzen novels—with one exception: Every plotline leads to the big guy himself.
Oct 18, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Rumaan Alam
How NOT to Talk About Race How NOT to Talk About Race
The right wants to convince America that critical race theory is a sinister program of indoctrination.
Oct 18, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Patricia J. Williams
The Long Shadow of Anita Hill’s Testimony The Long Shadow of Anita Hill’s Testimony
Three decades after Anita Hill brought sexual harassment allegations against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, Black women are still waiting for justice.
Oct 11, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Michele Goodwin
Sally Rooney’s Fiction for End Times Sally Rooney’s Fiction for End Times
In her third novel, Rooney does more than just respond to critics; she surveys the wreckage of modern life.
Oct 4, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Tony Tulathimutte
Desire in Our Times: A Conversation With Amia Srinivasan Desire in Our Times: A Conversation With Amia Srinivasan
An interview with the philosopher about her new book, The Right to Sex, the need for more internationalist feminism, the politics of consent, and much more.
Sep 30, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Nawal Arjini