Black Like Me? “Bridgerton” and the Fantasy of a Non-Racist Past Black Like Me? “Bridgerton” and the Fantasy of a Non-Racist Past
We can imagine a world where the only thing wrong with racial inequality is that non-white people are not allowed to share in the spoils of empire—but would we really want to live ...
Apr 4, 2022 / Feature / Gary Younge
Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality
The fall of bloated tech start-ups isn’t tragic, regardless of what the recent spate of TV series would have you believe.
Mar 31, 2022 / Malcolm Harris
Nadav Lapid’s Cinema of Shame Nadav Lapid’s Cinema of Shame
His new film Ahed’s Knee is a shallow cri de coeur against the Israeli state.
Mar 31, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kaleem Hawa
Landscapes of the Mind Landscapes of the Mind
On Joseph E. Yoakum and Etel Adnan.
Mar 29, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism
Rather than seek allies among the far right, progressives need to advance our own vision of an inclusive common good against militarism and white nationalism.
Mar 28, 2022 / Tobita Chow and Ben Lorber
Kanye the Careerist Kanye the Careerist
A three-part Netflix documentary on the rapper’s rise unintentionally shows the depths of West’s cynicism.
Mar 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jordan Coley
A Last Gift of Love: One Way to Switzerland, Business Class A Last Gift of Love: One Way to Switzerland, Business Class
In America, we allow our pets more dignity in death than we allow people.
Mar 25, 2022 / Jack Willis and Mary Pleshette Willis
Meet the Countess With a Hole in Her Head Meet the Countess With a Hole in Her Head
Amanda Feilding may be an eccentric British aristocrat. But she deserves full credit for funding significant research into psychedelics long before it was either cool or respectabl...
Mar 24, 2022 / Zoe Cormier
Reefer Reparations in the New New Amsterdam Reefer Reparations in the New New Amsterdam
Marijuana legalization in California saw the market dominated by corporations and bureaucracy. New York State’s focus on equity offers the possibility of another way.
Mar 24, 2022 / Tom Gogola
The Dark History of Colonia Dignidad The Dark History of Colonia Dignidad
The Netflix series A Sinister Sect examines not only the history of a German community led by a Nazi in Chile but also the relationship between Latin American governments and ...
Mar 24, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans