Rise of the Far-Right Ultras Rise of the Far-Right Ultras
In Far-Right Vanguard, John Huntington shows just how porous the dividing line has been between the far right and mainstream conservatism.
Jan 11, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
The Black Arts Movement’s Revolution in the South The Black Arts Movement’s Revolution in the South
A new book offers a sweeping history of the radical art and institutions created in the South by the Black Arts Movement.
Jan 10, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
The False Promise of Criminal Justice Reform The False Promise of Criminal Justice Reform
Why we have to look past reformism and embrace the politics of prison abolition.
Jan 5, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Charlotte Rosen
How Private Capital Strangled Our Cities How Private Capital Strangled Our Cities
By following the money, a new history of urban inequality turns our attention away from federal malfeasance and toward capital markets and financial instruments.
Jan 4, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Zipp
Joan Didion’s California Joan Didion’s California
How the splendor and chaos of the Golden State explains the writer’s vision of the world
Dec 29, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Emma Hager
The Ardor of “Licorice Pizza” The Ardor of “Licorice Pizza”
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film is his most personal work yet.
Dec 29, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
Another Name for America Is Time Another Name for America Is Time
after Wanda Coleman JuneWe die. JuneSoon we die in March, April, May JuneMother may I? Yes you may. JuneMother, your back is turned. Ah, there’s your face. JuneWe march. JuneJanua…
Dec 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Ama Codjoe
Forever Homeless Forever Homeless
Before my long travel, I pack my suitcases, stuff them with some sand from our land, some scent from my mother’s kitchen and sounds of birds in the morning. And in my pockets, I pu…
Dec 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Mosab Abu Toha
Maggie Nelson and the Evolving Politics of Liberation Maggie Nelson and the Evolving Politics of Liberation
In her new book, Nelson examines the politics of freedom on the left and the right.
Dec 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson
The Anti-Intellectual Intellectuals of the Conservative Movement The Anti-Intellectual Intellectuals of the Conservative Movement
Why is Mark Levin’s American Marxism so popular?
Dec 27, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin