How to See Tech Like a Luddite How to See Tech Like a Luddite
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Jathan Sadowski on the relationship between technology and capitalism.
Jan 16, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx
Can “Babygirl” Breathe New Life Into a Retrograde Genre? Can “Babygirl” Breathe New Life Into a Retrograde Genre?
The movie, starring Nicole Kidman, operates at the level of the female gaze. Its inversion of erotic thriller tropes leads to fascinating but, at times, tepid results.
Jan 16, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
How American Racism Sabotaged the World’s Fight Against Genocide How American Racism Sabotaged the World’s Fight Against Genocide
The international laws against genocide were deliberately crafted to prevent the US from being held accountable for its crimes against Black and Indigenous people.
Jan 16, 2025 / Anthony Conwright
Left Organizing Is in Crisis. Philanthropy Is a Major Reason Why. Left Organizing Is in Crisis. Philanthropy Is a Major Reason Why.
Progressive philanthropy lacks good strategy, so too many of our organizations are hollow—and that left us unable to prevent a second Trump term.
Jan 16, 2025 / Nina Luo
What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries? What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries?
The flood of dark money in Democratic primaries now represents a clear and present danger to a party that is in desperate need of new leadership and a new direction. In the wake of…
Jan 16, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage
No Diamonds: The Most Important Sports Films That Aren’t Baseball No Diamonds: The Most Important Sports Films That Aren’t Baseball
On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the best sports movies.
Jan 15, 2025 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End
Three weeks into the Israeli onslaught on Gaza that followed the October 7 attack, the Palestinian American intellectual Saree Makdisi wrote something that has stayed with me for t…
Jan 15, 2025 / Mohammad Alsaafin
The Media’s Plan for Trump’s Next Term: “Lifestyle Coverage” The Media’s Plan for Trump’s Next Term: “Lifestyle Coverage”
On the eve of the president-elect’s inauguration, mainstream outlets have announced their intention to retreat from politics.
Jan 15, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
What Does the Future Hold for Syrian Kurds Post-Assad? What Does the Future Hold for Syrian Kurds Post-Assad?
NATO ally Turkey has emerged as the dominant state power in a new Syria, and is seeking to press its advantage by bombing and occupying more Kurdish territory.
Jan 15, 2025 / Matt Broomfield
The Political Economy of Trumpism The Political Economy of Trumpism
Though he started by threatening Mexico, Canada, and China, Trump’s tariffs mean the US will drain Europe as Ukraine fades.
Jan 15, 2025 / James K. Galbraith