The Enigma of John Donne The Enigma of John Donne
Racy, profane, and spiritual, the Metaphysical poet has remained a mystery to generations of readers.
Oct 24, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Zachary Fine
Redefining Freedom With Robin Kelley Redefining Freedom With Robin Kelley
A conversation with the historian about the 20th-anniversary of his seminal book Freedom Dreams, how the meaning of freedom has changed in the intervening years, the reparations de...
Oct 24, 2022 / Q&A / Omari Weekes
The Death Eaters: Covid in the Liberal Imagination The Death Eaters: Covid in the Liberal Imagination
A call to rescue public health from the dead hand of neutrality.
Oct 20, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves
The Past, Present, and Future of the Labor Movement The Past, Present, and Future of the Labor Movement
Kim Kelly’s survey of labor organizing in America—telling the stories of workers on the margins, from miners to sex workers—offers hope and inspiration for working-class victories ...
Oct 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Nick Juravich
Chris Lehmann on Republican Plans for 2023, Plus Adam Hochschild on Repression in WWI America Chris Lehmann on Republican Plans for 2023, Plus Adam Hochschild on Repression in WWI America
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, discussions on the GOP’s “Commitment to America” and how the First World War threatened democracy.
Oct 20, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Reading James Baldwin Reading James Baldwin
Mural in Harlem, NYC.
Oct 19, 2022 / OppArt / Ysabel Mejia
The Uncategorizable Bruno Latour (1947–2022) The Uncategorizable Bruno Latour (1947–2022)
The scholar, who passed last week, revolutionized the field of science and technology studies and challenged the very notion of disciplinary boundaries.
Oct 18, 2022 / Obituary / Paul N. Edwards and Gabrielle Hecht
MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists
The British Security Service’s futile record of harassment and surveillance.
Oct 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans
Gallia Est Omnis Divisa in Partes Tres Gallia Est Omnis Divisa in Partes Tres
NYU organic chemistry professor fired after students complain that his course is too difficult.—News reports A pity that she’s now beneath the soil. She rests in peace, where one c…
Oct 18, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin
How the United States Fails the Chronically Ill How the United States Fails the Chronically Ill
In her new book, the poet and critic Meghan O’Rourke charts her and many Americans’ struggle with chronic illness.
Oct 17, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Libby Watson