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May 2, 2022
What Is Left of History?
Joan Scott’s On the Judgment of History asks us to imagine the past without the idea of progress. But what gets left out in the process?
David A. Bell
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April 18, 2022
Cedric Robinson’s Radical Democracy
Rejecting the resignation of the 1970s and ’80s, Robinson found hope and resistance in the ruins of the American city.
Jared Loggins
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December 27, 2021
The Anti-Intellectual Intellectuals of the Conservative Movement
Why is Mark Levin’s American Marxism so popular?
Michael Kazin
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December 2, 2021
How Much Could a Banana Republic Cost?
In a first attempt to determine who really runs the world, a look at the royal families of old.
Olúfémi O. Táíwò
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July 14, 2021
Utopia and Dystopia Are Twins—Both Are Born Out of Criticism
But it is only Utopia that allows us to dream together.
Jeet Heer
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April 19, 2021
Was Marx Also a Social Democrat?
In a new book, Shlomo Avineri explores the social democratic impulses and Jewish origins of Karl Marx.
Bruce Robbins
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July 28, 2020
Property May Not Be Theft, but It’s Not NOT Theft
As nationwide protests destroy buildings, monuments, and police stations, it’s time to get the facts straight.
R.H. Lossin
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August 8, 2019
Fighting Capitalism With Capitalism
What if employee-owned businesses were the key to a healthier, more humane economy?
Nathan Schneider
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February 12, 2019
What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals
Pete Buttigieg’s father was a Gramsci scholar—but he taught his son more about ethics than revolution.
Sara Marcus
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January 24, 2019
Erik Olin Wright Inspired the Left to Embrace Real Utopianism
The brilliant scholar taught radicals to think big about solutions—such as universal basic income.
John Nichols