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Gayatri Spivak: ‘The Subaltern Speaks Through Dying’

Gayatri Spivak: ‘The Subaltern Speaks Through Dying’ Gayatri Spivak: ‘The Subaltern Speaks Through Dying’

A conversation on the educational empowerment of rural poor in India, and the evolution of Spivak's thinking about state and citizen.

Jul 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Francis Wade

Imran Khan

The US Finds Itself on the Wrong Side of Imran Khan’s Populism The US Finds Itself on the Wrong Side of Imran Khan’s Populism

Widely blamed for mismanaging the economy—and hemorrhaging support since he was elected amid accusations of vote rigging in 2018—Khan seems to believe that running against the US i...

Jul 5, 2021 / Hasan Ali

Anti-war protest

The True American Patriots Are the Anti-Imperialists The True American Patriots Are the Anti-Imperialists

Two hundred years ago this week, our wisest secretary of state warned Americans against a career of empire.

Jul 2, 2021 / John Nichols

Red, White, and Blue

Red, White, and Blue Red, White, and Blue

Unfathomable.

Jul 2, 2021 / OppArt / Guy Billout

American Flag

The Willful Self-Delusion of American Independence Day The Willful Self-Delusion of American Independence Day

The United States has endeavored toward but rarely lived up to ideals. Enough is enough.

Jul 2, 2021 / Salih Booker and Diana Ohlbaum

The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems

The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems

While prioritizing nuclear weapons over climate change, we risk annihilation of the possibility of life on earth

Jul 2, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

Evil Donald Rumsfeld

War Criminal Found Dead at 88 War Criminal Found Dead at 88

The human and economic costs of Donald Rumsfeld’s wars are staggering.

Jul 1, 2021 / Phyllis Bennis

An Artist’s Vision of Brexit Nightmares

An Artist’s Vision of Brexit Nightmares An Artist’s Vision of Brexit Nightmares

Northern Ireland’s border tensions rise.

Jul 1, 2021 / OppArt / David Sandlin

Joe Biden military

Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Isn’t Making Us Any Safer Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Isn’t Making Us Any Safer

The mind-boggling budget underscores just how misguided Washington’s current “security” policies really are.

Jul 1, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung

Celebrating the Holidays

Celebrating the Holidays Celebrating the Holidays

Remembering our history.

Jun 30, 2021 / OppArt / Josh Gosfield

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