Politics

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

The Mueller Report: “Oh My God. This Is Terrible. This Is the End of My Presidency. I’m Fucked.”
Stephen Rohde reads the Mueller Report and looks at past impeachment proceedings to determine where we go from here.
Stephen RohdeMay 3, 2019
- Law
- Politics
We Need to Talk About Europe
Srećko Horvat chooses “hope without optimism” in imagining a future Europe.
Jason BarkerMay 2, 2019
How to Fuck Your Neighbor
What Mr. Rogers can teach us about the radical feminism of Andrea Dworkin.
Maryse MeijerApr 23, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
AOC’s Anti-Fans
What can Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's anti-fandom tell us about today's politics.
Phoenix AndrewsApr 22, 2019
- Politics
That Factual Feeling: Voices of “The Good Immigrant”
The pieces in "The Good Immigrant" knit together experiences that, though sometimes at odds with one another, complicate notions of immigrant life.
Rosa Boshier GonzálezApr 21, 2019
X and the Leviathan: Can We Imagine an Alternative Politics of Climate Change?
"To come to grips with climate change, we must first come to grips with capitalism." On Geoff Mann and Joel Wainwright's "Climate Leviathan."
Shannon OsakaApr 21, 2019
- Politics
- Science & Technology
I Have the Best Words: On Bérengère Viennot’s “La Langue de Trump”
Robert Zaretsky reviews “La Langue de Trump” by Bérengère Viennot, the French translator of Donald Trump’s speeches.
Robert ZaretskyApr 19, 2019
The Persisting Relevance of Walter Rodney’s “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”
Walter Rodney’s "How Europe Underdeveloped Africa" still reads cogently after almost 50 years.
Giovanni VimercatiApr 18, 2019
Marching for Our Lives: An Interview with Dave Cullen
Dave Cullen discusses his new book on the Parkland school shootings and the movement against gun violence that emerged from it.
Heather Scott PartingtonApr 14, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Politics
"#UNLOAD: Guns in the Hands of Artists": Decommissioning Gun Violence
A powerful artistic exploration of the human costs of gun violence.
Constance Valis HillApr 14, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Politics
Old Regimes Die Hard
Are there overwhelming contradictions in the French yellow vest movement?
Olivia DurifApr 12, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
Parkland. Too Soon?
An early assessment of the Parkland shooting is too much subject-worship, not enough big picture.
Andrew GumbelApr 11, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Politics