Pop Music Has Always Been Queer Pop Music Has Always Been Queer
Sasha Geffen’s debut book reveals that the history of pop music is a history of gender rebellion.
Apr 8, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina
Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution
Sheila Jasanoff, a professor of science and technology studies, tells The Nation that we’ve modeled the progression of the disease, but not the social consequences.
Apr 6, 2020 / no-paywall / Nawal Arjini
To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State
Candi Brings Plenty, a two-spirit activist, is redefining indigenous justice.
Mar 27, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina
‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis ‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis
Zenei Cortez, a nurse and union leader, says not giving medical workers protective gear is like giving a firefighter a squirt gun.
Mar 26, 2020 / no-paywall / Sarah Jaffe
Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality
We talked to the French economist about his new book Capital and Ideology, his thoughts on Covid-19, and more.
Mar 26, 2020 / Editorial / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Emily Nemens Talks Baseball and the Art of the Quarterly Emily Nemens Talks Baseball and the Art of the Quarterly
With the baseball season delayed, the new book by the editor of The Paris Review, The Cactus League, is a salve for fans.
Mar 25, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini
The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions? The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?
Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes talks about Sudan’s hopeful but uncertain future in the wake of its peaceful democratic revolution.
Mar 20, 2020 / Q&A / Mitchell Plitnick
Sara Nelson Says People Are Ready for Solidarity Sara Nelson Says People Are Ready for Solidarity
The president of the Association of Flight Attendants tells Sarah Jaffe that the pandemic reveals what unions already know: “An injury to one is an injury to all.”
Mar 18, 2020 / no-paywall / Sarah Jaffe
Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’ Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’
We talked to the author about the enduring influence of her now 30-year-old novel on life in Marcos-era Philippines.
Mar 11, 2020 / Q&A / Noah Flora
Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language
We talked to Smith about their new poetry collection, Homie, and what it means to create poetic space for your community.
Mar 5, 2020 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho