David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity

In The Dawn of Everything, Graeber and Wengrow offer a sweeping and ambitious exploration of life without the state.

Daniel Immerwahr

Did Occupy Wall Street Make a Difference?

Flash in the pan or the prelude to political organizing as we know it today?

Ruth Milkman, Stephanie Luce and Penny Lewis

August Calendar

Recording recent history.

India Tresselt

Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks

The September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States by Al Qaeda resulted in 2,977 fatalities, over 25,000 injuries.

Andrea Arroyo

The 19th Century’s 9/11

Long before the 9/11 of 20 years ago, another episode of violence took place on that day in 1851 and portended our nation’s deepest divide.

Marc Steiner

Why America Goes to War

Money drives the US military machine.

Andrew Cockburn

What Is Owed

William Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen’s case for reparations.

William P. Jones

In the Shadow of 9/11

Did the War on Terror put our democracy at risk—or reveal its flaws?

Samuel Moyn

Letters From the September 6/13, 2021, Issue

Our Readers

Emma Rothschild’s Family Sagas and Microhistories

Can one tell the story of a country through one family?

David A. Bell