House of Cards: On Sean H. Vanatta’s “Plastic Capitalism”
Carey Mott reviews Sean H. Vanatta’s “Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control.”
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
Carey Mott reviews Sean H. Vanatta’s “Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control.”
Carey MottJun 21
Ishani Chokshi reviews Yxta Maya Murray’s latest book, “We Make Each Other Beautiful: Art, Activism, and the Law.”
Ishani ChokshiJun 20
Michael Scott Moore assesses the legacy of the Russian surrealist Vladimir Sorokin.
Michael Scott MooreJun 17
Alma Igra shows how caloric management of Gaza is one of the ways that Israel and the international community weaponize food.
Alma IgraJun 16
David Alff reviews Megan Kimble’s “City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America’s Highways.”
David AlffJun 15
Kevin Gonzalez looks back at Kenneth Anger’s “Scorpio Rising” as a biker and a present-day political subject.
Kevin GonzalezJun 14
Who is to blame for Trump? Bill Thompson reviews Robert Kagan’s “Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart—Again.”
Bill ThompsonJun 14
Katie Catulle reviews “A Journal of the Plague Years,” an anthology on the COVID-19 lockdown and aftermath.
Katie CatulleJun 11
Juno Richards reviews Jules Gill-Peterson’s “A Short History of Trans Misogyny.”
Jun 10
Sara Campos reviews “In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States” by Stanford professor Ana Raquel...
Sara CamposJun 2
Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics review Robert W. Cherny’s “San Francisco Reds: Communists in the Bay Area, 1919–1958.”
Yogita Goyal explores Arundhati Roy’s wide-ranging nonfiction and unflinching political activism.
Yogita GoyalMay 20