The World of Eduardo Galeano The World of Eduardo Galeano
The writer's radical commitments made him an intimate witness to many of the major turning points in Latin American politics over the last 75 years.
Aug 16, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Mark Engler
Refugees, Immigrants, and Donald Trump: Viet Thanh Nguyen Refugees, Immigrants, and Donald Trump: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Plus Anna Deavere Smith on the school-to-prison pipeline and Rachel Kushner on women in prison.
Aug 16, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Mourning the Violence of Its Past, Oklahoma City Is Moving Forward Mourning the Violence of Its Past, Oklahoma City Is Moving Forward
An innovative civic-education organization is inspiring students of a once-progressive state.
Aug 15, 2018 / Elizabeth Pochoda
The Promise of a Universal Basic Income—and Its Limitations The Promise of a Universal Basic Income—and Its Limitations
Guaranteed income would help address issues of basic subsistence, but it's not the panacea its advocates claim it to be.
Aug 15, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bryce Covert
If Collusion Is in the Eye of the Beholder… If Collusion Is in the Eye of the Beholder…
…then the person observing gets to decide what collusion is, right?
Aug 14, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
The Dreams of India’s Restless Generation The Dreams of India’s Restless Generation
Snigdha Poonam’s Dreamers examines the ambitions of India’s youth.
Aug 13, 2018 / Kanishk Tharoor
The Kurt Cobain Donald Trump Hoax The Kurt Cobain Donald Trump Hoax
The Nirvana front man did not predict Donald Trump—in fact, he would have hated the man.
Aug 7, 2018 / Danny Goldberg
The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France
We remember the students, the generational conflict, the cultural explosion—but we forget that it was, at heart, a working-class rebellion.
Aug 3, 2018 / Cole Stangler
What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed
Nathaniel Rich’s article illustrates American failures, not global ones.
Aug 2, 2018 / Kate Aronoff