Claire Denis’s Haunting Neocolonial Drama Claire Denis’s Haunting Neocolonial Drama
Compared to her other films, The Fence is a minor work. But it contains within it a set of expansive themes.
May 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Lovia Gyarkye
To Build the Anti-War Movement of the Future, We Must Learn From the Past To Build the Anti-War Movement of the Future, We Must Learn From the Past
What history can teach us about where the anti-imperialist left should go now.
May 13, 2026 / Van Gosse and Bill Fletcher Jr.
The Hantavirus Isn’t the Biggest Threat We’re Facing The Hantavirus Isn’t the Biggest Threat We’re Facing
The government’s destruction of our pandemic preparedness is.
May 13, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
The Devastating Double Standard for January 6 Rioters The Devastating Double Standard for January 6 Rioters
The Trump administration wields the full strength of its punitive power against immigrants, political opponents, and marginalized groups—and pardons January 6 offenders.
May 13, 2026 / Kali Holloway
Democracy Is Not Self-Executing Democracy Is Not Self-Executing
Michelle Adams’s Hillman Prize remarks.
May 13, 2026 / Michelle Adams
This Is Why the Hormuz Crisis Is Different From Other Oil Crises This Is Why the Hormuz Crisis Is Different From Other Oil Crises
Israel and the United States have destabilized the Persian Gulf and global oil and natural gas supplies for the foreseeable future.
May 12, 2026 / Juan Cole
Gutting the Voting Rights Act Gutting the Voting Rights Act
SCOTUS’ racist ruling.
May 12, 2026 / OppArt / Brian Stauffer
The Billionaires’ Bathos Club The Billionaires’ Bathos Club
American plutocrats can’t stop whining about how extremely modest tax increases are killing their initiative.
May 12, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
How the Working Families Party Can Promote Black Political Independence How the Working Families Party Can Promote Black Political Independence
In many state and local races, the WFP ballot line has helped Black candidates win office without falling in line with the Democratic political establishment.
May 12, 2026 / Anthony Conwright
Reeling From the UK Election and the Collapse of Labour Reeling From the UK Election and the Collapse of Labour
Labour leadership’s free fall is also tied to its lack of respect for the base it relies on to function.
May 12, 2026 / Marcus Barnett