Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure 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.
Jan 19, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Lessons From Louise Glück Lessons From Louise Glück
A conversation with the poet and Nobel laureate about her career, teaching, her next book, and more.
Jan 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Sam Huber
Rebecca Solnit Is Not Giving Up Hope Rebecca Solnit Is Not Giving Up Hope
An interview with the essayist about the need for bread and roses—especially in perilous times.
Jan 14, 2022 / Q&A / John Nichols
Randall Kennedy Says It Loud 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.
Jan 6, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
The Politics of Syntax and Poetry Beyond the Border The Politics of Syntax and Poetry Beyond the Border
A conversation with Ari Banias about his new collection A Symmetry, a book that interrogates everything from whiteness to the meaning of community.
Dec 30, 2021 / Q&A / Claire Schwartz
Let’s Talk About How the Media Covers Gaza Let’s Talk About How the Media Covers Gaza
A conversation with Gaza-based journalist Maram Humaid about the media’s love of misery, disdain for nuance, and distrust of local sources.
Dec 29, 2021 / Q&A / Mohammed El-Kurd
The Fierce Love of the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis The Fierce Love of the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
Middle Collegiate Church burned down, but its senior minister says the global response showed how “the theory of fierce love is actually practiced in real life.”
Dec 29, 2021 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
The Trap of Climate Optimism The Trap of Climate Optimism
Dan Sherrell’s Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World shows us a new way to tell the story of how we might cope and survive a future of catastrophe.
Dec 23, 2021 / Q&A / Aaron Bady
What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About American Democracy 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.
Dec 22, 2021 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Michelle Wu: Cities Must Lead for the Green New Deal Michelle Wu: Cities Must Lead for the Green New Deal
An interview with the newly elected mayor of Boston about building on the accomplishments of progressive pioneers and shaping a new politics at the municipal level.
Dec 14, 2021 / Q&A / John Nichols