What It Takes to Be a Public Intellectual What It Takes to Be a Public Intellectual
In 2014, Adam Shatz’s “Writers or Missionaries” appeared in The Nation, a piece about his relationship, as a Jewish American journalist, to the political conflicts in the Arab-spea…
Aug 15, 2023 / Books & the Arts / J. Howard Rosier
Jenn Shapland on the Need for “Thin Skin” Jenn Shapland on the Need for “Thin Skin”
An interview with the writer about her new collection of essays, Thin Skin, and her hopes for the life it takes on in the world.
Aug 15, 2023 / Q&A / Sara Franklin
A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below
Donovan X. Ramsey explains how documenting the history of the drug war is a “community project” and looks back on 1990s rap music's anti-crack hits.
Aug 4, 2023 / Q&A / Naomi Elias
Surviving Hate Through Queer Kinship Surviving Hate Through Queer Kinship
Anthropologist Esther Newton and artist Holly Hughes tell Laura Flanders how they’ve flourished through decades of culture wars.
Aug 3, 2023 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Black Refuge and the Novel of Ideas: A Conversation With Maya Binyam Black Refuge and the Novel of Ideas: A Conversation With Maya Binyam
“Fiction is so incredibly rife with ethical questions.”
Aug 3, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho
Cornel West: The Christian Socialist Running for President Cornel West: The Christian Socialist Running for President
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the candidate talks church, state, prophecy—and politics.
Jul 31, 2023 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson
Colin Kaepernick’s Defense of Black Studies Colin Kaepernick’s Defense of Black Studies
The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback tells Dave Zirin why he’s raising the alarm about government attacks on Black history.
Jul 19, 2023 / Q&A / Dave Zirin
Common Sense Fiscal Policy or Austerity by Another Name? Common Sense Fiscal Policy or Austerity by Another Name?
An interview with Clara E. Mattei about how liberal economists help quash working class movements and her new book The Capital Order.
Jul 18, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
“I Write Things I Cannot Play”: The Secret of Liz Phair “I Write Things I Cannot Play”: The Secret of Liz Phair
Thirty years after the release of her classic album Exile in Guyville, the singer-songwriter is taking the record back on the road.
Jun 20, 2023 / Q&A / Dave Zirin
The Settler-Colonialist Alliance of India and Israel The Settler-Colonialist Alliance of India and Israel
Over the decades, the two nations have become closer allies in business and politics. We talked to journalist Azad Essa about the origins of this international relationship.
Jun 19, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Deeksha Udupa