Politics

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

Histories of Violence: What Does an Anti-Fascist Life Actually Feel Like?
Brad Evans talks to Natasha Lennard, author of “Being Numerous: Essays on a Non-Fascist Life.” A conversation in the "Histories of Violence" series.
Brad EvansJul 1, 2019
- Histories of Violence
- Politics
Literature Versus Utopia: An Ancient Quarrel
Why do we prefer heroic suffering to utopian contentment?
John FarrellJun 30, 2019
Is That All There Is?: Queer Culture and Politics on the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall
Much has changed in the 50 years since the flashpoint of the modern LGBTQ movement, but there is still much more to do.
Eric NewmanJun 29, 2019
Literature in a Time of Collusion: A Conversation Between Jennifer Wilson, Hilah Kohen, Julia Phillips, and Fiona Bell
Jennifer Wilson, Hilah Kohen, Julia Phillips, and Fiona Bell discuss new approaches to writing about Russia.
Fiona Bell, Hilah Kohen, Jennifer Wilson, Julia PhillipsJun 28, 2019
Artificial Stupidity
Does communism really mean a world where nobody works? On Aaron Bastani’s “Fully Automated Luxury Communism.”
Jason BarkerJun 28, 2019
- Politics
World War II’s Poisonous Masculine Legacy
Josh Cook reviews Jared Yates Sexton's new book, "The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making."
Jun 27, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Guy Troubles
Brad Tyer reviews two new books about the troubles that ail American men.
Brad TyerJun 27, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Neoliberal Blues
A forceful call for neoliberal reform within social media and the gig economy still fails to listen to those affected most.
Crystal MurphyJun 24, 2019
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Freedom of the Press Under Attack
Stephen Rohde looks at three new reports that detail assaults to freedom of the press and freedom of speech over the past year.
Stephen RohdeJun 23, 2019
Germany’s New Mini-Reichs
Timothy Wright chronicles the mini-state movement in Germany.
Timothy WrightJun 22, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
Looking at the Supreme Court’s Growing Partisan Divide Through Elite-Colored Glasses
Alyson Claire Decker reviews Lawrence Baum and Neal Devins's "The Company They Keep: How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme Court."
Alyson Claire DeckerJun 11, 2019
- Law
- Politics
Unthinking the Family in “Full Surrogacy Now”
Madeline Lane-McKinley considers Sophie Lewis's new book, "Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family."
Madeline Lane-McKinleyJun 10, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics