Q&A

Ending Mass Incarceration Is Only the Beginning

Ending Mass Incarceration Is Only the Beginning Ending Mass Incarceration Is Only the Beginning

Victoria Law and Maya Schenwar, authors of Prison By Any Other Name, argue that prison reform just widens the net of the criminal justice system.

Aug 12, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez

Representative Barbara Lee: ‘The Public Is With Us’

Representative Barbara Lee: ‘The Public Is With Us’ Representative Barbara Lee: ‘The Public Is With Us’

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the representative talks about cutting the defense budget, what Covid-19 has revealed about systemic racism, and her mentor Shirley Chish...

Aug 11, 2020 / Q&A / John Nichols

For Ottessa Moshfegh, Novel Writing Is a Spiritual Experience

For Ottessa Moshfegh, Novel Writing Is a Spiritual Experience For Ottessa Moshfegh, Novel Writing Is a Spiritual Experience

We talked to the writer about how she composes her books and how she gets into the minds of her characters. 

Aug 6, 2020 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho

NK Jemisin

N.K. Jemisin Wrote a Sci-Fi Ode to New York City—Then It Became Reality N.K. Jemisin Wrote a Sci-Fi Ode to New York City—Then It Became Reality

We talked to the award-winning writer about The City We Became, her latest groundbreaking, world-quaking book, and why it feels so prescient.

Aug 4, 2020 / Q&A / Jessica Suriano

Roberto Mangabeira Unger’s Alternative Progressive Vision

Roberto Mangabeira Unger’s Alternative Progressive Vision Roberto Mangabeira Unger’s Alternative Progressive Vision

We spoke to the Harvard law professor and philosopher about his incisive articulation of a different kind of progressivism.

Jul 21, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

John Early Is the Left’s Funniest Comedian

John Early Is the Left’s Funniest Comedian John Early Is the Left’s Funniest Comedian

We talked to Early about his socialist heroes, the latest season of HBO’s Search Party, and how comedy is facing the politics of the moment.

Jul 15, 2020 / Q&A / Rima Parikh

Why Has Society Failed to Integrate Grief Into Public Life?

Why Has Society Failed to Integrate Grief Into Public Life? Why Has Society Failed to Integrate Grief Into Public Life?

We talked to Rachel Kauder Nalebuff about the politics of care, mourning, and her new book, Stages: On Dying, Working, and Feeling.

Jul 8, 2020 / Q&A / Sam Huber

The Limits of Trans Representation as We Know It

The Limits of Trans Representation as We Know It The Limits of Trans Representation as We Know It

We talked to director Sam Feder about Disclosure, which explores Hollywood’s history of gender nonconformity on screen.

Jul 7, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina

Ja'Mal Green points amid a sea of hands

Why JPMorgan Chase Should Give $1 Billion to Black Neighborhoods in Chicago Why JPMorgan Chase Should Give $1 Billion to Black Neighborhoods in Chicago

Activist Ja’Mal Green wants the nation’s biggest bank to pay reparations for its history of racist lending.

Jul 6, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez

Between Mystery and Social Democracy: A Journey Through Scandinavian Crime Novels

Between Mystery and Social Democracy: A Journey Through Scandinavian Crime Novels Between Mystery and Social Democracy: A Journey Through Scandinavian Crime Novels

We talked to Wendy Lesser about her new book Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery and just why this regional genre continues to strike a chord.  

Jun 24, 2020 / Q&A / Rachel Monroe

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