Different, Deadly Games
With the American-Israeli assault on Iran, the die is cast.
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
With the American-Israeli assault on Iran, the die is cast.
Hamid DabashiMar 16
In the 13th essay of the Legacies of Eugenics series, Margaret R. Eby shows how, during feminism’s first wave, white women physicians became the unlikely standard-bearers of eugenics.
Margaret R. EbyMar 15
Two recent books on Idi Amin’s Uganda present an African mirror for Trump’s United States to see itself.
Samuel Fury Childs DalyMar 12
On Iran, the experience of home, and a conflict that is ‘doubly mine.’
Hooman MajdMar 11
An exhibition charts the ties between East Asia and Latin America, from the colonial era to the new Cold War.
Tim BrinkhofMar 10
Samuel Cohen’s anthology on book banning diagnoses a recent swell in censorship that’s problematic for more reasons than you’d think.
John Downes-AngusMar 9
With the World Cup looming in North America this summer, Simon Kuper offers a compelling—and depressing—history of this unique tournament.
Dan FriedmanMar 3
The battle for Minnesota’s public.
Kristin CollierMar 1
What the transnational links among fascist movements in the 1930s can tell us about the Far Right today.
Juliette BretanFeb 27
Nicolas Niarchos digs up the hidden costs behind your rechargeables.
Tim Hirschel-BurnsFeb 24
Minneapolis under siege, in images and words.
David Treuer, Jaida Grey EagleFeb 22
Jessica Greenberg offers a compelling, though at times jargon-ridden, analysis of the history of the European Court of Human Rights.
Mark EllisFeb 21