Politics

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

Green Capitalism Is a Scam: A Conversation with Adrienne Buller
Writer Cal Turner and Sara Van Horn interview Adrienne Buller, author of “The Value of a Whale.”
Cal Turner, Sara Van HornOct 27, 2022
When a Revolution Tells Children’s Stories
Mina Khanlarzadeh reflects on the children’s stories impacted by the 1979 Iranian Revolution
Mina KhanlarzadehOct 15, 2022
Unity in Diversity: On Overcoming the Erasure of Kurdistan and Jina Amini
Activists Ala Riani and Rezan Labady explain the significance of the Iran 2022 protests and the need to spotlight Kurdish identities in the face of cultural erasure.
Ala Riani, Rezan LabadyOct 13, 2022
Musket on Your Shoulder and No Bread at Home: On Holly A. Pinheiro Jr.’s “The Families’ Civil War”
Erin L. Thompson considers Holly A. Pinheiro Jr.’s “The Families’ Civil War: Black Soldiers and the Fight for Racial Justice.”
Erin L. ThompsonOct 12, 2022
Russia Has Committed War Crimes in Ukraine
Don Franzen interviews law expert Mark Ellis regarding recent atrocities committed in Ukraine and the subsequent international pursuit of justice.
Mark EllisOct 10, 2022
Comparative Authoritarianism: On Vicente L. Rafael’s “The Sovereign Trickster” and Erin Murphy’s “Burmese Haze”
Rosalie Metro reviews Vicente L. Rafael’s “The Sovereign Trickster: Death and Laughter in the Age of Duterte” and Erin Murphy’s “Burmese Haze: US Policy and Myanmar’s Opening ― and Closing.”
Rosalie MetroOct 5, 2022
- Around the World
- Politics
The Bargaining Chips Are … Chips: On Chris Miller’s “Chip War”
Historian of technology Patrick McCray describes Chris Miller’s “Chip War” as “an account of how chips became a strategically vital resource whose importance is overlooked at our peril.” Miller has placed his own chips on this point. His bet has largely paid off, according to McCray.
W. Patrick McCrayOct 4, 2022
Mussolini’s Kitchen: On Diana Garvin’s “Feeding Fascism”
Anne Wingenter feasts upon Diana Garvin’s history of 1930s Italian kitchens, Feeding Fascism.
Anne WingenterOct 3, 2022
- History
- Politics
The Storykeeper: A Conversation with Svetlana Alexievich
José Vergara and his students ask Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich about how war has shaped her work, as well as about her writing process and Chornobyl’s legacy.
José VergaraSep 27, 2022
- Around the World
- Politics
An Interrogative Stance: A Conversation with Claire Schwartz
Hazem Fahmy asks Claire Schwartz about her new collection of poems, “Civil Service.”
Hazem FahmySep 23, 2022
- Poetry
- Politics
Dreaming About Julius Rosenberg, Again
David Evanier revisits interviews he conducted with those involved in the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
David EvanierSep 23, 2022
The Uterus and the Will to Power
Anthropologist Meredith Reiches describes how having a uterus changes what’s possible, physically and legally — and how, once again, what’s possible is being curtailed.
Meredith ReichesSep 22, 2022