Politics

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

Staying Woke Is Patriotic: An Excerpt from “Stay Woke: A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter”
LARB presents an excerpt from “Stay Woke: A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter,” written by Tehama Lopez Bunyasi and Candis Watts Smith.
Candis Watts Smith, Tehama Lopez BunyasiSep 24, 2019
The Soviet Union and the Birth of Human Rights
LARB presents an excerpt from “A World Divided: The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States” by Eric D. Weitz.
Eric D. WeitzSep 24, 2019
The White Readymade and the Black Mediterranean: Authoring “Barca Nostra”
Eleanor Paynter and Nicole Miller consider artist Christoph Büchel's recent piece, "Barca Nostra."
Eleanor Paynter, Nicole MillerSep 22, 2019
Neoliberalism Against Democracy?: Wendy Brown’s “In the Ruins of Neoliberalism” and the Specter of Fascism
Martijn Konings reviews Wendy Brown's new book, "In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of Antidemocratic Politics in the West."
Martijn KoningsSep 22, 2019
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Silicon Valley: A Region High on Historical Amnesia
In his review of O’Mara’s “The Code,” Patrick McCray describes how the federal government provided the tailwind that pushed Silicon Valley to stardom.
W. Patrick McCraySep 19, 2019
Punching Down: On Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite”
“Parasite” disrupts as many expectations as possible under limited spatial and temporal conditions, but does it have anything original to say about class?
Seo Hee ImSep 18, 2019
Our Memories, Ourselves: On “Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement”
Yxta Maya Murray reviews “Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement,” edited by Shelly Oria.
Yxta Maya MurraySep 12, 2019
Echoes of Fascism
Stephen Rohde reviews Henry A. Giroux's new book, "The Terror of the Unforeseen."
Stephen RohdeSep 9, 2019
Anti-Labor Politics
Anna Kryczka, Meredith Goldsmith, and Catherine Liu believe Jenny Brown’s “Birth Strike” still has some work to do.
Anna Kryczka, Catherine Liu, Meredith GoldsmithSep 9, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Proletarian Roadkill
Woody Haut reviews a new biography of Nelson Algren.
Woody HautSep 6, 2019
Why Are Women So Mean to Infertile Women?
Amy Klein reviews Alexandra Kimball's "The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue."
Amy KleinSep 5, 2019
Jennine Capó Crucet and Post-Trump Latinx Literature
Renee Hudson reviews Jennine Capó Crucet’s “My Time Among the Whites.”
Renee HudsonSep 3, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics