Politics

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

Oscar López Rivera and the Cabanillas
Oscar López Rivera is undeservedly the most obscure of American political prisoners.
Samir ChopraDec 30, 2015
- Nonfiction
- Politics
Writing Is Not Terrorism, Mr. President
Writing is the tool I use to communicate, Mr. President, not the gun. I am throwing the gun you're trying to slip into my hand back to you.
Hisham BustaniDec 28, 2015
- Around the World
- Politics
The Opium Wars, Neoliberalism, and the Anthropocene
David Palumbo-Liu interviews author and cultural critic Amitav Ghosh.
David Palumbo-LiuDec 28, 2015
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
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