Q&A

Sarahana Shrestha

Why This N.Y. Socialist Is Running on Climate Why This N.Y. Socialist Is Running on Climate

Sarahana Shrestha wants the public sector to supply the state’s energy. Will the idea help her win a state Assembly seat?

Jun 21, 2022 / Q&A / Liza Featherstone

How Bleak Is the Future of the Art World?

How Bleak Is the Future of the Art World? How Bleak Is the Future of the Art World?

A conversation with critic Ben Davis about making art amid global crisis, fine art’s waning relevance, and his recent book Art in the After-Culture.

Jun 20, 2022 / Q&A / Naomi Elias

Jamie_Martin-Meddlers

The Rotten Roots of the IMF and the World Bank The Rotten Roots of the IMF and the World Bank

A conversation with Jamie Martin about the imperial origins of the world’s economic governance, imagining an alternative to these institutions, and his new book, The Meddlers.

Jun 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Linda Villarosa

Linda Villarosa on the Impact of the Racist Health Care System on “Every Body” Linda Villarosa on the Impact of the Racist Health Care System on “Every Body”

In her new book, Under the Skin, the journalist dismantles the notion that the health crisis facing Black Americans is an individual problem.

Jun 14, 2022 / Q&A / Regina Mahone

Matthew T. Huber

The Green Transition Must Be Union-Powered The Green Transition Must Be Union-Powered

A conversation with scholar Matt Huber on climate strategy and class politics.

Jun 9, 2022 / Q&A / Sara Van Horn and Cal Turner

Greenwood, Tulsa, in 1978.

The Second Destruction of a Black Community in Tulsa The Second Destruction of a Black Community in Tulsa

In 1921, a mob of white citizens largely destroyed the Greenwood District. Five decades later, Donald Thompson rushed to photograph the community before urban renewal demolished it...

Jun 7, 2022 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

Ibram X. Kendi.

“What’s at Stake Is Joy”: A Conversation With Ibram X. Kendi “What’s at Stake Is Joy”: A Conversation With Ibram X. Kendi

The Boston University professor discusses where he was when Ted Cruz held up his book while questioning Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Jun 6, 2022 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Fernanda Melchor-PARADAIS

Raw Speech, Raw Stories: A Conversation With Fernanda Melchor Raw Speech, Raw Stories: A Conversation With Fernanda Melchor

Her new novel, Paradais, is an explosive exploration of the boundaries of the Spanish language and the the banal brutality of everyday violence.

Jun 2, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Lucas Iberico Lozada

The Long History of Resistance That Birthed Black Lives Matter

The Long History of Resistance That Birthed Black Lives Matter The Long History of Resistance That Birthed Black Lives Matter

A conversation with historian Donna Murch about the past, present, and future of Black radical organizing.

May 24, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques

Vivek Chibber

Vivek Chibber on the Future of Marxist Thought 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.

May 23, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

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