Where Does Art Belong? Where Does Art Belong?
A trio of recent shows—from Hilma af Klint, Warhol, and Bruce Nauman—propose radically different answers to that question.
Feb 4, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
‘Maid’ Offers a Striking Portrait of Single-Working-Motherhood ‘Maid’ Offers a Striking Portrait of Single-Working-Motherhood
Stephanie Land’s memoir is an intimate look at the day-to-day reality of poverty in the United States.
Jan 31, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The Dark Side of the Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg The Dark Side of the Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice Ginsburg is an essential voice on the Supreme Court— but portraying her as a dissenter obscures the work of more radical women of color.
Jan 30, 2019 / Mari Uyehara
Computers Were Supposed to Be Good Computers Were Supposed to Be Good
Joy Lisi Rankin’s book on the history of personal computing looks at the technology’s forgotten democratic promise.
Jan 30, 2019 / Gillian Terzis
Reckoning With the Man Who Sold Architecture to the Masses Reckoning With the Man Who Sold Architecture to the Masses
A new biography explores how Philip Johnson’s career transformed architecture into the celebrity-obsessed and market-driven field it’s become.
Jan 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wagner
Trump Killed Satire Trump Killed Satire
What’s a comic artist to do in these times?
Jan 29, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
A People’s History of Democracy: An Interview With Astra Taylor A People’s History of Democracy: An Interview With Astra Taylor
Her new film attempts to answer a vexing question:What Is Democracy?
Jan 28, 2019 / Q&A / Leah Rosenzweig
Erik Olin Wright Inspired the Left to Embrace Real Utopianism Erik Olin Wright Inspired the Left to Embrace Real Utopianism
The brilliant scholar taught radicals to think big about solutions—such as universal basic income.
Jan 24, 2019 / John Nichols
An Offer From the Oval Office to Open the Federal Government An Offer From the Oval Office to Open the Federal Government
The government opens, concluding this brawl. The fate of the Dreamers is tied to The Wall. This offer by Trump is that he would arrange What simply amounts to a hostage exchange.
Jan 24, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Where Does Truth Fit into Democracy? Where Does Truth Fit into Democracy?
In modern democracies, who gets to determine what counts as truth—an elite of experts or the people as a whole?
Jan 24, 2019 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell