Rebecca Solnit on Trump, Books, and the Reincarnation of King George III Rebecca Solnit on Trump, Books, and the Reincarnation of King George III
A conversation with the writer and activist about living in a nation where those who lead are often disinclined to read—let alone write—meaningful books.
Sep 8, 2025 / Q&A / John Nichols
People “Are Tired of Backroom Decisions”: A Conversation With Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh People “Are Tired of Backroom Decisions”: A Conversation With Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh
The Minnesota state senator won Minneapolis’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement for mayor—but the state-level party revoked it.
Sep 5, 2025 / Q&A / Peter Lucas
“There Are No Illegal Strikes—Only Unsuccessful Ones”: A Conversation With Sara Nelson “There Are No Illegal Strikes—Only Unsuccessful Ones”: A Conversation With Sara Nelson
The international president of the Association of Flight Attendants explains how labor solidarity can “set the agenda and make things better.”
Sep 1, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
A DNC Member Is Calling for an Arms Embargo on Israel. Will the Party Leadership Listen? A DNC Member Is Calling for an Arms Embargo on Israel. Will the Party Leadership Listen?
Allison Minnerly speaks about her upcoming resolution urging a ceasefire, an arms embargo on Israel, and recognition of Palestine as a state.
Yes, Texas Representative Nicole Collier Was Under “House Arrest” in the Texas Capitol Yes, Texas Representative Nicole Collier Was Under “House Arrest” in the Texas Capitol
Collier speaks about her surreal ordeal, wherein she refused to sign a permission slip and accept a police escort to leave the Austin statehouse and had to sleep there for two nig...
Aug 22, 2025 / Q&A / Joan Walsh
Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope
‘I will not let them defeat me.’
Aug 13, 2025 / Q&A / Pamela Alma Weymouth
A New Era of Reproductive Coercion: A Conversation With Kylie Cheung A New Era of Reproductive Coercion: A Conversation With Kylie Cheung
The author’s new book explores how the Dobbs decision “created new avenues through which the state and abusive figures can collaboratively punish and control their victims.”
Aug 7, 2025 / Q&A / Amy Littlefield
Countering Authoritarian Takeover With the Labor Movement Countering Authoritarian Takeover With the Labor Movement
Alex Han of In These Times and Tarso Luís Ramos speak about the vital role of worker organizing in an age of growing authoritarianism.
Aug 5, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Andréa Becker on the Politics of Hysterectomy Andréa Becker on the Politics of Hysterectomy
A conversation with the medical sociologist about her new book, Get It Out, and the perils of considering abortion, hysterectomy, and gender-affirming care as separate issues.
Jul 15, 2025 / Q&A / Sara Franklin
Jürgen Habermas Still Believes in Modernity Jürgen Habermas Still Believes in Modernity
A conversation with the German theorist about the history of Western philosophy and more.
Jul 7, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins