Politics

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

Bach at the Burger King
When the music of Vivaldi and Mozart are used to repel the homeless from sidewalks and Burger Kings, does it still glorify the dignity of humanity?
Theodore GioiaMay 17, 2018
- Music
- Politics
The Insistence of Memory
Dispatches from the unquiet massacre zones of Sri Lanka and Rwanda.
Kate Cronin-FurmanMay 16, 2018
The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene, Part I: A Conversation with William T. Vollmann, Chantal Bilodeau, and David Wallace-Wells
Amy Brady of "Guernica" magazine presents the first conversation in the series “The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene.”
Amy BradyMay 16, 2018
Carceral Capitalism: A Conversation with Jackie Wang
M. Buna interviews Jackie Wang about her book, “Carceral Capitalism.”
M. BunaMay 13, 2018
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Human Rights Lawyers — A Stalwart Breed
Mark Ellis reviews Michael Sfard's "The Wall and the Gate: Israel, Palestine, and the Legal Battle for Human."
Mark EllisMay 12, 2018
The EU on a Shoestring
How young backpackers remade the social landscape of postwar Europe.
Max HolleranMay 12, 2018
“Little Guy” America
How does Robert Wuthnow's "The Left Behind: Decline and Rage in Rural America" differ from other examples of the post-2016 "Reaching-Out Industry"?
L. Benjamin RolskyMay 9, 2018
- Politics
- Religion
Human Rights and Neoliberalism
Nils Gilman offers a penetrating analysis of “Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World” by Samuel Moyn.
Nils GilmanMay 8, 2018
Rounding Up the Risks of Big Ag
Elena Conis considers “Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science” by Carey Gillam.
Elena ConisMay 6, 2018
Thinking with Martin Luther King Jr.
Shivani Radakrishnan reviews by “To Shape a New World,” a collection of essays edited by Tommie Shelby and Brandon Terry.
Shivani RadhakrishnanApr 29, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
A Welcoming Church No More
Pastor Sam Washington on how black Christians were betrayed by evangelicals.
Sam WashingtonApr 29, 2018
- Politics
- Religion
Serious Laughing Matter: Bassem Youssef on Comedy and the Arab Spring
Orly Minazad speaks to newly LA-based Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef, author of “Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring.”
Orly MinazadApr 24, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics