Politics

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

Strange Behavior
On Miguel Cano, the second-to-last man killed by the LAPD in 2015
Ben EhrenreichDec 27, 2015
- Politics
Syria and Surrealism
Wishful thinking is the essence of Barack Obama’s Syria policy.
Muhammad Idrees AhmadDec 22, 2015
- Politics
The Politics Behind the Original “Star Wars”
The Vietnam War was one of many influences on George Lucas as he created his landmark space epic.
Benjamin HufbauerDec 21, 2015
- Film
- Politics
Left Behind: Why Marxists Need Anarchists, and Vice Versa
Any history of anarchism — like Andrew Cornell's new book "Unruly Equality" — is a third-place history of leftism.
Malcolm HarrisDec 20, 2015
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Dr. Ben Carson, Thug Life, and Malcolm X
Dr. Ben Carson just ain’t the phenomenon he was a few weeks ago.
Keenan NorrisDec 15, 2015
- Politics
“Another University Is Possible”: Thoughts on Student Protests and Universities in Postcolonial Africa
The modern university is an efficient site for the neoliberal commoditizing of knowledge.
Desiree LewisDec 9, 2015
Dear Parents: Everything You Need to Know About Your Son and Daughter’s University But Don’t
Universities, in the interest of increasing enrollments (= money), are willing to flatter you and your children so shamelessly …
Ron SrigleyDec 9, 2015
33 Words to Explain Syria
A glossary to explain Syria.
Tom StreithorstDec 7, 2015
- Politics
Learning Black Lives Matter
"Black Lives Matter" explores the deaths of Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, and the treatment of African Americans by authorities.
Alex BaumhardtDec 3, 2015
- Politics
Creators of the World Unite
"Information Doesn't Want to Be Free" is more than a Creators' Rights for Dummies: it provides the elements for a class-based theory of creative production.
McKenzie WarkNov 25, 2015
- Politics
- Science & Technology
On Being Shocked
The mass media, it seems, will never run short of opportunities to numb us.
Robert ZaretskyNov 24, 2015
- Politics
Precious Windows into an Opaque Period
Sarah Mellors reviews Maoism at the Grassroots: Everyday Life in China’s Era of High Socialism
Sarah MellorsNov 23, 2015
- Cultural Studies
- Politics