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
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
“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
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
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 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
The Supreme Court and the Church: A Conversation With Frances Kissling The Supreme Court and the Church: A Conversation With Frances Kissling
In the wake of the Supreme Court leak, the former president of Catholics for a Free Choice discusses the moral obligation to take care of women in need of abortions.
May 18, 2022 / Q&A / Claudia Dreifus
How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers
A conversation with Nicholas Mulder on the evolution and history of sanctions, his new book The Economic Weapon, and the role sanctions play after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
May 17, 2022 / Q&A / Pablo Pryluka
Civic Engagement In an Age of Perpetual War Civic Engagement In an Age of Perpetual War
A conversation with Phil Klay about his new book Uncertain Ground and the moral imperatives and ambiguities of civilian life amidst constant conflict.
May 11, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Noah Flora
China’s Battle for Cultural Power Begins at the Box Office China’s Battle for Cultural Power Begins at the Box Office
A conversation with Erich Schwartzel about the vexed relationship between Hollywood and Beijing, how movies became a vehicle for Chinese ideology, and his new book Red Carpet.
May 10, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Han Zhang