Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality
We talked to the French economist about his new book Capital and Ideology, his thoughts on Covid-19, and more.
Mar 26, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Emily Nemens Talks Baseball and the Art of the Quarterly Emily Nemens Talks Baseball and the Art of the Quarterly
With the baseball season delayed, the new book by the editor of The Paris Review, The Cactus League, is a salve for fans.
Mar 25, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini
The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions? The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?
Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes talks about Sudan’s hopeful but uncertain future in the wake of its peaceful democratic revolution.
Mar 20, 2020 / Q&A / Mitchell Plitnick
Sara Nelson Says People Are Ready for Solidarity Sara Nelson Says People Are Ready for Solidarity
The president of the Association of Flight Attendants tells Sarah Jaffe that the pandemic reveals what unions already know: “An injury to one is an injury to all.”
Mar 18, 2020 / Q&A / Sarah Jaffe
Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’ Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’
We talked to the author about the enduring influence of her now 30-year-old novel on life in Marcos-era Philippines.
Mar 11, 2020 / Q&A / Noah Flora
Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language
We talked to Smith about their new poetry collection, Homie, and what it means to create poetic space for your community.
Mar 5, 2020 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho
Audia Jones Wants to Redefine Criminal Justice in Texas Audia Jones Wants to Redefine Criminal Justice in Texas
Disappointed in her old boss, a former district attorney is running to be the Harris County district attorney on one of the most progressive platforms of 2020.
Feb 17, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez
What We Can Learn From the Iran/Contra Scandal What We Can Learn From the Iran/Contra Scandal
Leon Neyfakh, the host of the podcast Fiasco, tells The Nation that you can’t separate the policies from the people.
Feb 12, 2020 / Q&A / Emily Berch
Newish and Jewish: An Interview With ‘Currents’ Editor Arielle Angel Newish and Jewish: An Interview With ‘Currents’ Editor Arielle Angel
How a revitalized magazine with its roots in American communism captured the Jewish left.
Feb 6, 2020 / Q&A / Sarah M. Seltzer
Garth Greenwell on the Poetics of Cruising Garth Greenwell on the Poetics of Cruising
We talked to the writer about his latest novel, Cleanness, an expansive book about desire, power, and the physicality of aesthetic experience
Jan 30, 2020 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho