Q&A

Brad Lander on What It Takes to Win as a Progressive

Brad Lander on What It Takes to Win as a Progressive Brad Lander on What It Takes to Win as a Progressive

The outgoing New York City comptroller discusses governing on the left, his run for Congress, and why housing and affordability should define the next Democratic fight.

Dec 19, 2025 / Q&A / Bhaskar Sunkara

Mayor of LA to America: “Beware!”

Mayor of LA to America: “Beware!” Mayor of LA to America: “Beware!”

Trump has made Los Angeles a testing ground for military intervention on our streets. Mayor Karen Bass says her city has become an example for how to fight back.

Dec 17, 2025 / Feature / Gail Reed

Capitalism’s Toxic Nature

Capitalism’s Toxic Nature Capitalism’s Toxic Nature

A conversation with Alyssa Battistoni about the essential and contradictory nature of capitalism to the environment and her new book Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nat...

Dec 8, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Cori Bush, left; Kat Abughazaleh, right.

Can These Politician Activists Make it to Congress? Can These Politician Activists Make it to Congress?

Cori Bush and Kat Abughazaleh discuss how to win in politics without selling out.

Dec 5, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Jafar Panahi at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.

Jafar Panahi Will Not Be Stopped Jafar Panahi Will Not Be Stopped

Imprisoned and censored by his home country of Iran, the legendary director discusses his furtive filmmaking.

Dec 2, 2025 / Q&A / Nick Hilden

Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith: "I Say What I See" Zadie Smith: "I Say What I See"

A conversation with the acclaimed author about her new essay collection, Dead and Alive.

Nov 7, 2025 / Q&A / Edna Bonhomme

United States Capitol, Washington DC, late 19th century. Albumen print, stereocard.

Is It Too Late to Remake American Democracy? Is It Too Late to Remake American Democracy?

A conversation with Osita Nwanevu about the fatal flaws of our governing system, the need for a more egalitarian political economy, and his new book The Right of the People.

Nov 3, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Members of the Federal Unionists Network and other unions and activist groups rally and hold a food drive in front of the US Department of Agriculture on the National Mall during the 30th day of the federal government shutdown, October 30, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Federal Whistleblowers Sound an Alarm Over Civil Rights at HUD Federal Whistleblowers Sound an Alarm Over Civil Rights at HUD

Two of the federal workers who filed an emergency complaint about the Department of Housing and Urban Development speak out about the Trump administration’s actions.

Oct 31, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

What Connects the Paris Commune and the George Floyd Uprising?

What Connects the Paris Commune and the George Floyd Uprising? What Connects the Paris Commune and the George Floyd Uprising?

A conversation with the writer and theorist Jasper Bernes about the left after the summer of 2020 and the state of revolutionary politics.

Oct 29, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Clinton Williamson

The Future of Magazines… and the World

The Future of Magazines… and the World The Future of Magazines… and the World

A conversation with Thomas Meaney, the editor of Granta, about literature and the left.

Oct 27, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

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