Books and Ideas

The Impending Crisis

The Impending Crisis The Impending Crisis

Omar El-Akkad’s debut novel imagines a future America riven by civil war.

Jul 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell

Colin Kaepernick answers questions at a news conference on August 26, 2016.

Inside Colin Kaepernick’s Trip to Africa Inside Colin Kaepernick’s Trip to Africa

Scholar Ameer Loggins recounts their experiences on the continent.

Jul 25, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin

The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin

Progressive politics once thrived in the state, and the need for it still exists.

Jul 25, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones

The Poetics of Jazz

The Poetics of Jazz The Poetics of Jazz

A new book presents an alternative aesthetic history of jazz—and is also a challenge to all music critics.

Jul 20, 2017 / David B. Hobbs

Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality

Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality

Is anybody paying attention?

Jul 19, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Widespread Drought

Welcome to 2050. The ‘Climate Monster’ Has Arrived. Welcome to 2050. The ‘Climate Monster’ Has Arrived.

Here’s the future for a world that failed to act.

Jul 18, 2017 / John Feffer

The Air We Breathe: A Conversation With Arundhati Roy

The Air We Breathe: A Conversation With Arundhati Roy The Air We Breathe: A Conversation With Arundhati Roy

The writer discusses her new novel, love, justice, and Indian politics.

Jul 17, 2017 / Q&A / Ratik Asokan

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Letters From the July 31-August 7, 2017, Issue Letters From the July 31-August 7, 2017, Issue

Friend in the end… Pyrrhic impeachment… Defending the fourth estate… Backlash as whiplash…

Jul 13, 2017 / Our Readers

Martin Luther’s Revolution

Martin Luther’s Revolution Martin Luther’s Revolution

The Protestant Reformation transformed not just Christianity but also our political and economic worlds.

Jul 12, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Bruenig

A Billionaires’ Republic

A Billionaires’ Republic A Billionaires’ Republic

American democracy has always been threatened by concentrations of wealth as much as those of power.

Jul 11, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy

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