How Do We Confront White Christian Nationalism? How Do We Confront White Christian Nationalism?
While it’s only one feature of the authoritarianism increasingly on vivid display in this country, it’s critical to understand.
Jan 19, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
There Are No Heroes in Djokovic vs. Australia There Are No Heroes in Djokovic vs. Australia
While the tennis star is petulant and selfish, the Australian state is racist and arbitrary.
Jan 11, 2022 / Dave Zirin
The Hindu Right and Attacks on Academic Freedom in the US The Hindu Right and Attacks on Academic Freedom in the US
Every scholar who conducts research on India is aware that their publications are probably being monitored—and that taking a critical position can lead to threats, beatings, and ev...
Dec 1, 2021 / Vinayak Chaturvedi
The History of the United States as the History of Capitalism The History of the United States as the History of Capitalism
What gets lost when we view the American past as primarily a story about capitalism?
Nov 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn
There Are No Borders for the Rich There Are No Borders for the Rich
For the ruling class, the nation-state is an indispensable fiction.
Oct 15, 2021 / Editorial / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian for The Nation
David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity
In The Dawn of Everything, Graeber and Wengrow offer a sweeping and ambitious exploration of life without the state.
Sep 20, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
America Pursues Vaccine Internationalism—but What Kind? America Pursues Vaccine Internationalism—but What Kind?
A foreign policy of global division makes Americans less safe.
Jun 7, 2021 / Stephen Wertheim
Covid-19 Is Big Business. But Who’s Making a Killing? Covid-19 Is Big Business. But Who’s Making a Killing?
You’d think that in a pandemic, the fate of billions of people around the planet would be the first priority of our governments rather catering to the pharmaceutical industry. But ...
Mar 18, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves
What Is ‘National Doom’? In Taiwan, It Depends on Whom You Ask What Is ‘National Doom’? In Taiwan, It Depends on Whom You Ask
The candidates in this week’s election have radically different ideas of how Taiwan should relate to China—and what the worst-case scenario would be.
Jan 9, 2020 / Brian Hioe and Wen Liu
After Neoliberalism After Neoliberalism
The last 10 years have seen the collapse of neoliberalism. The question now is, what comes next?
Dec 24, 2019 / Ganesh Sitaraman