Listening at the Water’s Edge
Writing about climate change involves talking to the marginalized people most affected.
Politics
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
Actually Existing Cosmopolitanism
Jeff J. Williams talks to Bruce Robbins about George Orwell, the Sokal hoax, and his recent book, “The Beneficiary.”
American Resistance, Explained
Jeff Biggers new book looks at the long history of resistance and protest in America.
The First Hundred Days
Charles Halton reviews two new books that challenge the first hundred days of the Trump administration in very different ways.
After the Plague of Discourse
Ronnie Scott speaks to Dion Kagan about “Positive Images,” a new work that looks at how representation of HIV/AIDS has changed in the “post-crisis” culture.
The Verdi Festival and the Soul of Italy
Larry Wolff ponders Italian national identity, past and present, at the Verdi Festival.
“Disasters at the Origin of the Sense of Disaster”: Ferrante on Fascism
Tessa Brown considers the politics of “My Brilliant Friend,” an adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels.
A Road to Ending Mass Incarceration?
Richard Blaustein reviews Greg Berman and Julian Adler's "Start Here: A Road Map to Reducing Mass Incarceration."
Unringing Bell
A history of a corrupt city becomes a user’s guide for municipal change.
The Window and the World: On Joshua Sperling’s “A Writer of Our Time: The Life and Work of John Berger”
Robert Minto looks at “A Writer of Our Time: The Life and Work of John Berger” by Joshua Sperling.
Where They Burn Books: A Writer Pays the Price for Honesty
The Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli reflects on his life under de facto house arrest.
Eisenstein Versus Sinclair: H. W. L. Dana and “¡Que Viva México!”
Angela Shpolberg provides a blow-by-blow account of the conflict between Upton Sinclair, Sergei Eisenstein, H. W. L. Dana, and Stalin.
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