Politics

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

Building a Home
“Can a recent college graduate try to fix a Detroit house without being annoying about it?” Our reviewer finds out.
Andrew ZaleskiJul 3, 2017
- Politics
Choose and Be Damned: Responsibility and Privilege in a Neoliberal Age
Sean McCann on two new books about the problem of meritocracy.
Sean McCannJul 2, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
The Warrior Class
J. D. Connor on "War Machine" and the cult of the warrior-scholar.
J. D. ConnorJun 29, 2017
- Film
- Politics
Homophobes Without Homophobia
Bruno Perreau’s “Queer Theory: The French Response” illuminates the new politics of sexuality in contemporary conservative movements in France and the U.S.
Adrian DaubJun 28, 2017
The Collapse of the Postwar Compact: On Rick Wartzman’s “The End of Loyalty”
Darryl Holter reviews Rick Wartzman’s new book about the decline of American labor.
Darryl HolterJun 27, 2017
“This Tale Is About You!”: On Bini Adamczak’s “Communism for Kids”
Ross Wolfe advocates “Communism for Kids” by Bini Adamczak.
Ross WolfeJun 27, 2017
- Politics
LSD and Palestine in the Same Season: An Interview with Ayelet Waldman
Leah Mirakhor interviews Ayelet Waldman about her 30-day stretch of microdosing LSD as well as the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
Leah MirakhorJun 26, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
The New Normal: On Dissidence, Apology, and Transcendence in Contemporary Chinese Art
Henry Zhang on “The New Normal: China, Art, and 2017,” at Beijing's Ullens Center of Contemporary Art (UCCA).
Henry ZhangJun 25, 2017
Above and Below the Fruited Plain: On Edward McPherson’s “The History of the Future”
A trip through the contemporary American landscape featuring portraits of eight different cities by a creative writing professor.
Tom ZoellnerJun 23, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Strongmen and Fragile Democracies
David Kaye reviews Basharat Peer’s new book on India’s and Turkey’s strongmen.
David KayeJun 22, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
Cruel but Not Unusual: Putting Down the Attica Uprising of 1971
Mary F. Corey on Heather Ann Thompson's Pulitzer Prize–winning "Blood in the Water: The Attica Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy."
Mary F. CoreyJun 22, 2017
An Arduous but Triumphant Journey
Elaine Elinson on Susan Burton and Cari Lynn's "Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women."
Elaine ElinsonJun 21, 2017