Books and Ideas

An Astonishing New Cancer Memoir Brings Radical Politics to the Genre

An Astonishing New Cancer Memoir Brings Radical Politics to the Genre An Astonishing New Cancer Memoir Brings Radical Politics to the Genre

Anne Boyer’s The Undying insists on a Marxist and feminist reading of the disease, opposing narratives confined to individual triumph or tragedy.

Sep 16, 2019 / Alex Ronan

Have Americans Become More Conspiratorial?

Have Americans Become More Conspiratorial? Have Americans Become More Conspiratorial?

In their new book, Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum argue that a new form of conspiracy thinking is consuming our culture in dangerous and alarming ways. But is it?

Sep 16, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld

Naomi Klein: ‘We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism’

Naomi Klein: ‘We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism’ Naomi Klein: ‘We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism’

The No Logo author talks about solutions to the climate crisis, Greta Thunberg, birth strikes, and how she finds hope.

Sep 15, 2019 / Natalie Hanman

One of America’s First Graphic Novels Was by a Blacklisted Socialist

One of America’s First Graphic Novels Was by a Blacklisted Socialist One of America’s First Graphic Novels Was by a Blacklisted Socialist

William Gropper’s recently republished 1930 work Alay-Oop is an exciting addition to the comics canon.

Sep 12, 2019 / Jillian Steinhauer

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

President Trump vs. an Asteroid President Trump vs. an Asteroid

 
Good thing there’s nothing more important going on we should all be paying attention to.

Sep 10, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Comix Nation

Comix Nation Comix Nation

ignore this…

Sep 10, 2019 / Jen Sorensen

Naomi Klein Knows a Green New Deal Is Our Only Hope Against Climate Catastrophe

Naomi Klein Knows a Green New Deal Is Our Only Hope Against Climate Catastrophe Naomi Klein Knows a Green New Deal Is Our Only Hope Against Climate Catastrophe

In her new book, Klein argues that our current crisis cannot be separated from a long history and brutal present of human exploitation.

Sep 10, 2019 / Q&A / Lynne Feeley

What Inspired ‘Lolita’?

What Inspired ‘Lolita’? What Inspired ‘Lolita’?

Sarah Weinman’s new book traces the true crime that influenced Nabokov and the writing of his novel.

Sep 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson

We’re Getting These Murals All Wrong

We’re Getting These Murals All Wrong We’re Getting These Murals All Wrong

The Arnautoff murals in San Francisco have been denounced as demeaning and triggering, and defended as an exposé of America’s racist past. Both sides miss the point.

Sep 10, 2019 / Feature / Robin D.G. Kelley

Single-Payer Health Care Is the First Step in the Revolution

Single-Payer Health Care Is the First Step in the Revolution Single-Payer Health Care Is the First Step in the Revolution

Timothy Faust’s new book is part history, part manifesto, and part irreverent tour guide to America’s deeply flawed health insurance system.

Sep 9, 2019 / Zachary Siegel

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