Politics

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

Letter to the Editor
Palestine Legal attorney Radhika Sainath responds to “Reply to W. J. T. Mitchell’s ‘The Trolls of Academe’” and LARB's decision to publish the article.
Radhika SainathApr 8, 2018
- Politics
Nomads
On Jessica Bruder's "Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century."
Justin Tyler ClarkApr 4, 2018
The Distortion
Searching for clarity in the age of Trump.
Stephen MarcheApr 2, 2018
- Nonfiction
- Politics
The Death Drive Revisited: On Olivier Roy’s “Jihad and Death”
"Jihad and Death" is a remarkable work of analysis that is spilling over with insights and well worth engaging.
Suzanne SchneiderApr 2, 2018
- Politics
- Religion
Entrepreneur of Desire: Portrait of an Afghan Smuggler
A lonely and dangerous life of gambles and trust.
Fattah Lemar Rabiei, Helen MackreathMar 31, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics
An Excerpt from “We Are All Fast-Food Workers Now”
Girshriela Green felt a weight lift from her shoulders when she founded Respect the Bump, an advocacy group for pregnant Walmart workers.
Annelise Orleck, Liz CookeMar 30, 2018
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Popular Feminism: Structural Rage
Sarah Banet-Weiser's second installment of her bi-monthly column that explores some of the different cultural facets of popular feminism.
Sarah Banet-WeiserMar 30, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Their Policy Is to Eliminate Us
A Myanmar senator from the Lisu Tribe speaks freely about politics and power.
Michele ZackMar 28, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics
Can Journalism Be Saved?
Through its many voices, "Trump and the Media" makes a convincing case that journalism has sailed into dangerous straits.
Nicholas CarrMar 27, 2018
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Word and Deed: On Lynn Ellen Patyk’s “Written in Blood: Revolutionary Terrorism and Russian Literary Culture, 1861–1881”
Chelsea C. Gibson on “Written in Blood: Revolutionary Terrorism and Russian Literary Culture, 1861–1881” by Lynn Ellen Patyk.
Chelsea GibsonMar 23, 2018
The Long March of the Corporate Rights Movement
Ryan Azad reviews Adam Winkler's "We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights."
Ryan AzadMar 22, 2018
“Learn the Use of Explosives!”: On Jacqueline Jones’s “Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical”
Elaine Elinson praises “Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical” by Jacqueline Jones.
Elaine ElinsonMar 20, 2018