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September 13, 2022
With Queen Elizabeth Gone, Monarchy’s Magic May Be Fading
If the Crown is the lid on Britain’s pressure cooker, it is now less firmly placed on a more combustible pot.
Owen Jones
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September 12, 2022
God Save Us From the King
The British monarchy is nothing if not adaptable—but for how long?
Jeet Heer
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September 6, 2022
“The Nation” and the National Writers Union Reach an Agreement
It will protect freelancers’ rights and set rates and conditions.
Abigail Higgins
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August 31, 2022
How Emmett Till’s Death Led to the Invention of the “Liberal Media”
The young Black man’s murder is an outrage that still haunts our history. So do the lies in the media set in motion by the discovery of his mutilated body 67 years ago today.
Chris Lamb
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August 25, 2022
Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt”
The FX drama and Netflix animation both attempt to embody the city of Chicago. That’s an increasingly difficult task when the city itself is a jumbled simulacrum of its own past.
Ryan Zickgraf
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August 24, 2022
Howard Zinn at 100: Remembering “The People’s Historian”
Zinn made no pretense of neutrality. He believed that “in a world of conflict,” it was the historian’s job to advocate for the oppressed.
Robert Cohen and Sonia Murrow
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August 18, 2022
Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence
Shortly before he was attacked, Rushdie joined with dozens of Indian literary artists to lament the rise of Hindu nationalism and the fragile state of the country’s democracy.
Pranay Somayajula
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August 1, 2022
The Sophist Network
Justin E.H. Smith’s recent book is a prime example of how a certain realm of philosophical thinking misunderstands the material impact of the Internet.
Michael Eby
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July 26, 2022
Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue
Whole Earth generation… Maier and McCarthyism…
Our Readers
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July 14, 2022
Resurrecting the American Century Is a Huge Mistake
It’s time to focus on the more modest goal of salvaging a unified American republic
Andrew J. Bacevich