Politics

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

Achieving the College Dream
Johann N. Neem reviews "Won’t Lose This Dream," a look at Georgia State University's program to graduate more students by Andrew Gumbel.
Johann N. NeemAug 25, 2020
How Defunding Abusive Institutions Goes Wrong, and How We Can Do It Right
Defunding the police and prisons won’t work if we defund it like we did mental institutions in the 1960s.
Neil GongAug 24, 2020
- History
- Politics
A Plea for Isabella
Lucas Barron explores the contradictions inherent in “Columbus’ Last Appeal to Queen Isabella” and its removal from the California State Capitol.
Lucas BarronAug 23, 2020
Posthuman Fascism
Samir Gandesha on how today’s fascisms break from the past.
Samir GandeshaAug 22, 2020
- Around the World
- Politics
Commerce and Politics at Sea
An accessible yet sophisticated introduction to the history of maritime trade in the Arabian Peninsula.
Linda Roland DanilAug 22, 2020
The Company We Keep: An Interview with Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
Elizabeth DeWolf talks with Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman about their new book, “Big Friendship.”
Elizabeth DeWolfAug 21, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
A Progenitor of Second-Wave Feminism: On Selina Todd’s “Tastes of Honey”
Simon Lee reviews Selina Todd’s biography on British playwright Shelagh Delaney.
Simon LeeAug 21, 2020
What We Know About Hurricanes: On Eric Jay Dolin’s “A Furious Sky”
The astonishing spectacle of hurricanes shows us how much we know and don’t know about the natural world.
Lyn MillnerAug 20, 2020
A Nation Wrongs Itself: On American Pain and the Puritan Ethic
David Stromberg gets to the root of the puritan ethic.
David StrombergAug 19, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Alice Duer Miller’s Evergreen Question in “Are Women People?”
Kathleen Rooney considers “Are Women People?” by Alice Duer Miller.
Kathleen RooneyAug 17, 2020
- Poetry
- Politics
Suicide Missions
Historian Michael D. Gordin reviews several books in order to tackle the problem of deferred solutions — the fact that we seem rigged to defer suffering.
Michael D. GordinAug 12, 2020
The Asset Economy
An excerpt from “The Asset Economy,” a forthcoming book from Lisa Adkins, Melinda Cooper, and Martijn Konings.
Lisa Adkins, Martijn Konings, Melinda CooperAug 11, 2020
- Economics and Finance
- Politics