How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism
For nearly two centuries, US politicians have channeled extremism outward. But the frontier is gone, the empire is faltering, and the chickens are coming home to roost.
Feb 21, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin
White People Can’t Quit Blackface White People Can’t Quit Blackface
And it’s not because they think it’s funny.
Feb 20, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Are We Witnessing the End of News? Are We Witnessing the End of News?
If you think the media are in trouble now, just wait till there’s a recession.
Feb 20, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Eco-Police Are Coming for You! The Eco-Police Are Coming for You!
The Green New Dealers want your private property, and they’ll stop at nothing to get it!
Feb 19, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Wellness Is Always a Scam Wellness Is Always a Scam
Sam Lipsyte’s novel Hark is a righteous send-up of self-help gobbledegook and the mindfulness industry.
Feb 15, 2019 / Nathan Goldman
Julia Wolfe’s Haunting Elegy to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Julia Wolfe’s Haunting Elegy to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
A monumental achievement in high musical drama, Wolfe’s new piece Fire in my mouth is already one of the year’s best performances.
Feb 14, 2019 / David Hajdu
The Myth of Nationalism Is the Scariest Thing of All The Myth of Nationalism Is the Scariest Thing of All
Sarah Moss’s haunting new novel Ghost Wall looks at the evil that lurks behind the stories we tell ourselves about borders and ancestral origins.
Feb 13, 2019 / Emma Hager
Hearing the Trauma You Can’t See Hearing the Trauma You Can’t See
Kevin Beasley’s new Whitney show, built around a massive, whirring cotton-gin motor, argues for a new way to listen to the horror and beauty of history.
Feb 13, 2019 / Tiana Reid
What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals
Pete Buttigieg’s father was a Gramsci scholar—but he taught his son more about ethics than revolution.
Feb 12, 2019 / Sara Marcus
How to Be Critical of the Things You Love How to Be Critical of the Things You Love
Poet and critic Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book on A Tribe Called Quest is also a consideration of what it means to be a music fan in 2019.
Feb 12, 2019 / Nawal Arjini