‘What Does It Mean to Be Black and Alive Right Now?’ ‘What Does It Mean to Be Black and Alive Right Now?’
In Black Futures, Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham preserve an archive and envision new worlds.
Feb 17, 2021 / Q&A / Mary Retta
Does Christopher Hitchens Need an Authorized Biography? Does Christopher Hitchens Need an Authorized Biography?
Attempts by the former Nation columnist’s widow and literary agent to police a biography are both futile and short-sighted.
Jan 29, 2021 / Feature / David Nasaw
Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance
A wide-ranging conversation with the philosopher on the white supremacist roots of liberal thought, Biden’s victory, and Trumpism without Trump.
Jan 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
How Will Capitalism End? How Will Capitalism End?
Both the origins and the death of our economic system has become an almost intractable riddle for theorists to solve.
Jan 26, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Luban
Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics
In her new book, Applebaum attempts to understand why some of her intellectual bedfellows moved to the far right.
Jan 11, 2021 / Books & the Arts / David Klion
Breakfast Table With Jewish Newsletters Breakfast Table With Jewish Newsletters
An argument with myself.
Jan 1, 2021 / Wallace Shawn
How Should We Remember Ellis Island? How Should We Remember Ellis Island?
Ellis Island: A People’s History looks at the everyday injustices that have haunted the country’s stance on immigration for centuries.
Dec 22, 2020 / Books & the Arts / J. Howard Rosier
Climate Change Climate Change
Public Art, Yerbabuena Cultural Center, San Francisco, Calif. Photo by Alessandra Mondolfi.
Dec 18, 2020 / OppArt / Alessandra Mondolfi
