Cultural Criticism and Analysis

Tony Judt

The NYRB Is Rewriting Tony Judt’s Stance on Israel The NYRB Is Rewriting Tony Judt’s Stance on Israel

Judt called for a just resolution to the conflict, not the preservation of a “Jewish State.”

Jul 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Muhammad Idrees Ahmad

US Military Captain Waving the Confederate Flag

What Was the Confederate Flag Doing in Cuba, Vietnam, and Iraq? What Was the Confederate Flag Doing in Cuba, Vietnam, and Iraq?

The Confederate flag’s military tenure continued long after the Civil War ended.

Jul 7, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Praful Bidwai

Remembering Praful Bidwai Remembering Praful Bidwai

Praful Bidwai used rigorous journalism to advance progressive change.

Jul 1, 2015 / Lived History / Mark Kesselman

Katharine Hepburn, circa 1940

June 29, 2003: Katharine Hepburn Dies June 29, 2003: Katharine Hepburn Dies

"She acquired a reputation upon the smallest of down payments and then, like the honest debtor she is, set about the unpleasant business of earning the fame she already enjoyed."

Jun 29, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

Confederate Flag

The Historical Roots of Dylann Roof’s Racism The Historical Roots of Dylann Roof’s Racism

South Carolina’s warped public display of its white-supremacist history confronts South Carolinians, white and black, with a stark message about who rules the state.

Jun 25, 2015 / Editorial / Eric Foner

‘Orange Is the New Black’ Is Dead Wrong About Disability

‘Orange Is the New Black’ Is Dead Wrong About Disability ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Is Dead Wrong About Disability

Media portrayals that reinforce negative stereotypes about social programs and the individuals helped by them sow the seeds for damaging cuts.

Jun 24, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas

Jeb Bush

No Matter Who Wins, 2016 Will Be All About the Bankers No Matter Who Wins, 2016 Will Be All About the Bankers

Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton will face off in the presidential race—but the real battle will be between the billionaires backing them.

Jun 24, 2015 / Nomi Prins

Blackness as Being, Whiteness as Nothingness

Blackness as Being, Whiteness as Nothingness Blackness as Being, Whiteness as Nothingness

Nell Painter and Herman Melville on American racism as existentialism.

Jun 23, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Ferguson Police

The Greatest Threats to American National Security Are Guns and the Police The Greatest Threats to American National Security Are Guns and the Police

When toddler killings outpace terror killings in the United States, the biggest problem is not jihad.

Jun 23, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

A Confederacy of Denial A Confederacy of Denial

Guns aren't a problem in this country! Also there's no global warming.

Jun 19, 2015 / Comix Nation / Tom Tomorrow

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