The Travails of Emmanuel Macron The Travails of Emmanuel Macron
A new book equates the French president's rise to a revolution. For much of France’s working and middle classes, it has been nothing short of a disaster.
Apr 1, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Cole Stangler
The Myth of the American Frontier The Myth of the American Frontier
Greg Grandin’s new book charts the past and present of American expansionism and its high human costs.
Apr 1, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy
Rediscovering Nelson Algren Rediscovering Nelson Algren
The literary giant’s unique resonance in our anti-capitalist moment.
Mar 19, 2019 / Dan Simon
In Memoriam: Mike Oliver In Memoriam: Mike Oliver
The British sociologist revolutionized the field of disability studies.
Mar 8, 2019 / Ravi Malhotra
Capitalism Is Responsible for Your Depressing Office Building Capitalism Is Responsible for Your Depressing Office Building
Over a century ago, John Ruskin predicted how ugly and inhuman industrialized capitalism would become.
Feb 25, 2019 / Chris Gelardi
The Myth of Nationalism Is the Scariest Thing of All The Myth of Nationalism Is the Scariest Thing of All
Sarah Moss’s haunting new novel Ghost Wall looks at the evil that lurks behind the stories we tell ourselves about borders and ancestral origins.
Feb 13, 2019 / Emma Hager
What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals
Pete Buttigieg’s father was a Gramsci scholar—but he taught his son more about ethics than revolution.
Feb 12, 2019 / Sara Marcus
We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe
What futures can we imagine when we no longer trust our senses?
Dec 19, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
‘Survivor’ and the Strange Thrill of Late Capitalism’s Reality TV ‘Survivor’ and the Strange Thrill of Late Capitalism’s Reality TV
The show fabricates a society to study how power is distributed within it, and in doing so, magnifies the demands that capitalism makes of ordinary people.
Dec 18, 2018 / Erin Schwartz
The Marxist Pop-Culture Theorist Who Influenced a Generation The Marxist Pop-Culture Theorist Who Influenced a Generation
Through his blog, k-punk, Mark Fisher pioneered a different kind of cultural criticism.
Dec 14, 2018 / Rob Arcand