What to Do About the Police? What to Do About the Police?
Two new books examine the austerity policies and administrative overreach behind the expansion of local law enforcement.
Mar 29, 2018 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim
The Left’s Embrace of Empire The Left’s Embrace of Empire
The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.
Mar 28, 2018 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin
Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics
What is the relationship between Pound’s fascism and his poetry?
Mar 28, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley
Trump’s Brain Is the Black Hole of the Universe Trump’s Brain Is the Black Hole of the Universe
We are all trapped in a dense, Trump-centered vortex.
Mar 27, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
Joyce J. Scott’s Coexisting Forces Joyce J. Scott’s Coexisting Forces
Scott’s art is unabashedly political, broaching subjects like guns, racism, and misogyny. It’s also gorgeous, rich with tactile materials, color, and an attention to light.
Mar 26, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer
On a Sentence by Fernanda Melchor On a Sentence by Fernanda Melchor
¿Qué es lo más cabrón que te ha pasado en la vida? The most fucked-up thing to happen to me? Addled by busyness, I crumpled my life and let it drop and then I outlived my life, roc…
Mar 23, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Forrest Gander
A Recognizable Dystopia A Recognizable Dystopia
Leni Zumas’s Red Clocks suggests a different method for fashioning a dystopian novel.
Mar 23, 2018 / Mike Mariani
My Wife Resents Cooking Family Dinner, but I Work Longer Hours. What’s Fair? My Wife Resents Cooking Family Dinner, but I Work Longer Hours. What’s Fair?
And a professor asks about helping younger, indebted colleagues.
Mar 23, 2018 / Liza Featherstone
Trump Attacks the Russia Investigation in Twitter Storm Trump Attacks the Russia Investigation in Twitter Storm
Trump’s showing willingness to litter The Internet with trash on Twitter About the probe. Does this show fear That Robert Mueller’s drawing near? This sort of ranting may provide M…
Mar 22, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin