The Left Needs to Take Back the Constitution The Left Needs to Take Back the Constitution
A new book argues that the Constitution is best understood as a document calling for the unashamed struggle for equality.
Sep 29, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jay Swanson
The Real Butt of Nathan Fielder’s Joke The Real Butt of Nathan Fielder’s Joke
His awkward social comedies always leave you wondering: Whom should you be laughing at?
Sep 29, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
Who Owns the Internet? Who Owns the Internet?
Ben Tarnoff's history of networked life and the rise of a corporate-controlled web doubles as a polemic, arguing for a people-first Internet.
Sep 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Evan Malmgren
Hua Hsu’s Lesson in Friendship Hua Hsu’s Lesson in Friendship
His memoir Stay True is a moving portrait of friends, death, doubt, and everything in between.
Sep 27, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho
The Searching Poetry of Safia Elhillo The Searching Poetry of Safia Elhillo
Her two poetry collections are rich with images of homeland, movement, history, and the future.
Sep 26, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Yasmine Seale
A Poet Confronts the Violent History of El Salvador A Poet Confronts the Violent History of El Salvador
Christopher Soto’s Diaries of a Terrorist grapples with the the security ideology that shapes the Americas through poems that explore activism and resistance.
Sep 22, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Danielle Mackey
Imani Perry’s Capacious History of the South Imani Perry’s Capacious History of the South
While the South is often dismissed as a region catching up to the rest of the country, Perry's new book demonstrates why it has always been the key to defining the promise and limi...
Sep 21, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II
The Messy Politics of the NBA The Messy Politics of the NBA
Professional basketball finds itself at a crossroads—between its image as a do-gooder and a history of self-serving contradictions.
Sep 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon
Michelle Tea’s DIY Pregnancy Michelle Tea’s DIY Pregnancy
In her new book, Tea explores the difficulties of joys of getting pregnant and having a child.
Sep 19, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Erin Somers
The Indefatigable Bill McKibben The Indefatigable Bill McKibben
An interview with the environmentalist about what inspires him, how he became a writer, and his recent book, The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon.
Sep 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Camille Baker