What Is to Be Done What Is to Be Done
When asked Why here? Mao said We didn’t pick it Here is a slab of If Here is a set of appropriate roles; armed in cinema Armed against No one was here I see you, us. Someday Our a…
Mar 8, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Zaina Alsous
The Falling Man The Falling Man
The story is missing, so I fill it in— it’s what a thinking person does to cope. Without the details, only Death can win. And so, the panic invariably set in, the fires on lower fl…
Mar 8, 2022 / Books & the Arts / C. Dale Young
Geopolitics Is a Ruthless Business Geopolitics Is a Ruthless Business
Russia’s assault on Ukraine is the most conspicuous recent example of blatantly predatory military actions, but hardly the only one.
Mar 7, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
American Targets American Targets
Gun violence in America continues to rise.
Mar 7, 2022 / OppArt / Patricia Bellucci
The Messy Humanity of Leo Bersani (April 16, 1931–February 20, 2022) The Messy Humanity of Leo Bersani (April 16, 1931–February 20, 2022)
Two friends and colleagues on the late scholar, whose analyses of gay identity during the height of the AIDS crisis still loom large over sexuality studies.
Mar 7, 2022 / Zahid R. Chaudhary and Anne Anlin Cheng
We Live in a World of Displacement We Live in a World of Displacement
The number of people forcibly displaced by war, persecution, general violence, or human rights violations last year swelled to a staggering 84 million—a number only expected to gro...
Mar 7, 2022 / Nick Turse
My Norman Mailer Problem—and Ours My Norman Mailer Problem—and Ours
Digging down into the roots of white America’s infatuation with Black.
Mar 7, 2022 / Feature / Darryl Pinckney
The New Politics of Desire The New Politics of Desire
In her new book, the philosopher Amia Srinivasan asks: “What would it take for sex really to be free?”
Mar 7, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Maggie Doherty
Listen to Bernie Sanders and End the Bosses’ Baseball Lockout Listen to Bernie Sanders and End the Bosses’ Baseball Lockout
This is not a strike. The corporate greed needs to stop.
Mar 4, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Yes, Black Voters Feel Let Down by Biden Yes, Black Voters Feel Let Down by Biden
From police reform to voting rights, Black voters are still waiting for action from the administration they helped put in power.
Mar 4, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal