A New History of the Americas, Part 2, With Greg Grandin A New History of the Americas, Part 2, With Greg Grandin
The second of a two-part American Prestige series, exploring US–Latin American relations from the Civil War to today, and why revolutionary currents still shape the region.
Sep 23, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
The Problem of Green Capitalism The Problem of Green Capitalism
A conversation with Thea Riofrancos about her new book Extraction and the hidden cost and obscured history of the capitalist push to monetize the energy transition.
Sep 23, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Can Revolution Survive in the 21st Century? Can Revolution Survive in the 21st Century?
Technology and the surveillance state have made it easier than ever to suppress popular uprisings. Will our movements adapt?
Sep 23, 2025 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa
Does “Weather Girl” Forecast Our Planet’s Future? Does “Weather Girl” Forecast Our Planet’s Future?
In the new play by Brian Watkins, a California meteorologist struggles to deliver daily weather reports that whitewash our unfortunate climate reality.
Sep 23, 2025 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
The NFL Is Trump’s America—and It’s Invading Ireland The NFL Is Trump’s America—and It’s Invading Ireland
The league is not coming to Dublin to plant a tree. It is coming to plant a flag.
Sep 22, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Donald Trump’s Corruption of the Law Is Destroying American Democracy Donald Trump’s Corruption of the Law Is Destroying American Democracy
If Democrats don’t fight this with everything they have, they are basically admitting that authoritarianism is here to stay.
Sep 22, 2025 / Jeet Heer
The Climate Movement Has Blind Spots. We’re Here to Expose Them. The Climate Movement Has Blind Spots. We’re Here to Expose Them.
The people most harmed by ecological violence are usually the least represented in the stories we consume about climate change. That’s why the podcast A People’s Climate exists.
Sep 22, 2025 / Shilpi Chhotray
The Fight Over the Meaning of Fossils The Fight Over the Meaning of Fossils
When the remains of prehistoric creatures were discovered in Europe and the United States, it opened up a vociferous debate on the nature of time and the purpose of science.
Sep 22, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Katzenstein
Nepal’s Revolution Wasn’t Televised, but It Was on Discord Nepal’s Revolution Wasn’t Televised, but It Was on Discord
The country’s Gen Z uprising illustrates both the promise and limitations of online-brokered protest
Sep 22, 2025 / Corey Pein