Politics

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

Good Forms of Collectivity: Low-Carbon Care Work and a Federal Job Guarantee
Natan Last on the history and promise of a federal job guarantee.
Natan LastApr 26, 2021
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What They Wrote About the War
George Bernard Shaw and Thomas Mann on militarism and civilization.
Robert MintoApr 21, 2021
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Why the Most Powerful Nation in World History Keeps Losing Wars (and How That Could Affect Biden’s Foreign Policy)
Richard Lachmann on why the US military can’t win.
Richard LachmannApr 18, 2021
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Abolishing the Suburbs: On Kyle Riismandel’s “Neighborhood of Fear”
David Helps considers Kyle Riismandel’s “Neighborhood of Fear: The Suburban Crisis in American Culture, 1975–2001.”
David HelpsApr 13, 2021
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The Everyday, Between Revolution and Reaction
Do US politics ignore life as it actually plays out? The question also stands in the UK.
Peter BerardApr 11, 2021
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From One, Many
Breaking up the United States is not as crazy as it seems.
Frank PalmeriApr 5, 2021
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The Rwanda Myth
One of Africa’s most dangerous dictators also happens to be the one most beloved by the West.
Tom ZoellnerApr 3, 2021
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Evident Truths: American Women at War
Extremism is not exclusive to men.
Nimmi GowrinathanApr 2, 2021
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A Dark Carnival Comes to Life
Our national politics has a strong resemblance to a uniquely American gathering.
Michael Sean ComerfordMar 27, 2021
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Born to Suffer
Jason M. Thornberry reviews Dale Maharidge's new book about those who live on the margins.
Jason M. ThornberryMar 24, 2021
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Fanon Can’t Save You Now
Todd Cronan looks at “The Political Writings from Alienation and Freedom” by Frantz Fanon, edited by Jean Khalfa and Robert J. C. Young.
Todd CronanMar 22, 2021
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Is Democracy Still Possible?
Richard Eldridge looks at three recently published books to decide whether our democracy can be salvaged.
Richard EldridgeMar 21, 2021
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