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Bureaucracy Versus the Apocalypse
Mieke Marple reviews the new anthology “Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service,” edited by Michael Lewis.
Politics
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
The Radical Cringe of “The Pitt”
Charlotte E. Rosen breaks down the political ramifications of Max’s “The Pitt” for subjects of an anti-expertise, anti-empathy fascist regime.
A World on Fire
Tim Hirschel-Burns evaluates Friederike Otto’s “Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequality to Combat Climate Change,” translated by Sarah Pybus.
Reframing Solidarity
Joshua Gutterman Tranen considers Sarah Schulman’s “The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity.”
Alt-Media, Then and Now
Aaron Boehmer discusses the visual language of underground and alternative newspapers and how they subvert mainstream media through design.
We Don’t Have Any Reserves
Adam Morgan writes on the impact of Trump’s coup at the NEA for small publishers and literary magazines.
Avenging Angels
Travis Alexander considers what Billy Wilder’s “Double Indemnity” can teach us about Luigi Mangione and the insurance crisis.
The Blob Gazes into the Abyss
Nils Gilman reviews Mathew Burrows and Joseph Braml’s “World to Come: The Return of Trump and the End of the Old Order.”
Saving the NEH
Dr. Norrell Edwards considers the Trump administration’s termination of National Endowment for the Humanities grants.
Listening to the Nonhuman World: On Strategies for Saving the Biosphere
In this second of a two-part essay, Jonathan S. Blake considers two more recent books on the political rights of nonhuman beings.
Clean Energy, Dirt on Our Hands
Greg Barnhisel reviews “Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future” by Vince Beiser.
Trumpian “Common Sense” and the History of IQ Tests
In the eighth essay of the Legacies of Eugenics series, Pepper Stetler explores the troubling history of IQ tests and special education.
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