A Starting Point for Politics A Starting Point for Politics
The radical life and times of Stuart Hall.
Oct 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins
Tom Hayden and the Unfinished Business of Democracy Tom Hayden and the Unfinished Business of Democracy
Though an irreplaceable voice for peace has been silenced, his vision will live on.
Oct 24, 2016 / The Nation
A Message From an Inner-City Black A Message From an Inner-City Black
Debunking Donald Trump’s fantasy.
Oct 21, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan
From Black Lives Matter to the Fight for $15: Why Americans Are in Revolt From Black Lives Matter to the Fight for $15: Why Americans Are in Revolt
Journalist Sarah Jaffe celebrates the social movements that are rocking the country.
Oct 21, 2016 / Q&A / Astra Taylor
How (Not) to Fake Your Own Death How (Not) to Fake Your Own Death
Elizabeth Greenwood’s Playing Dead is a brilliant series of entertaining character reports, but her telling of what all the deceit and deletions add up to is unconvincing.
Oct 20, 2016 / Hannah Gold
Democracy’s Revenge Democracy’s Revenge
What political scientists and policy journalists often miss about American politics.
Oct 19, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Timothy Shenk
The Kids Are Alright: A Legendary Feminist on Feminism’s Future The Kids Are Alright: A Legendary Feminist on Feminism’s Future
Ann Snitow on freedom, Ferrante, feminism abroad, and why none of us can go it alone.
Oct 18, 2016 / Sarah Leonard and Ann Snitow
The Post-Election Lives of Trump’s Surrogates The Post-Election Lives of Trump’s Surrogates
A few suggestions and predictions for Rudy Giuliani, Chris Christie, and the others.
Oct 14, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan
Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate in Ashtray-Binding Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate in Ashtray-Binding
The poetry in Dylan’s music has always been something different from the language on the page that we associate with poets.
Oct 13, 2016 / David Hajdu
Donald Trump’s Apocalypse Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Donald Trump’s Apocalypse Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Whatever happens in November, the forecast is more stormy weather ahead.
Oct 13, 2016 / John Feffer