Negotiate With Iran or the Whole of the Middle East Could Burn Negotiate With Iran or the Whole of the Middle East Could Burn
If the US is going to avoid a regional war, Biden has no choice but to talk with Washington’s regional adversary.
Mar 20, 2024 / Column / Spencer Ackerman
The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies
Branko Milanović’s century-spanning intellectual history of inequality in economic theory reveals the ideological reasons behind the field’s resurgence in the last few decades.
Mar 20, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Jonathan Glazer on Gaza and the Holocaust Jonathan Glazer on Gaza and the Holocaust
Jewish self-defense or universal rights?
Mar 19, 2024 / Barnett R. Rubin
Protests Are Supposed to Be an Inconvenience Protests Are Supposed to Be an Inconvenience
Critics of the climate activists who interrupted a recent Broadway play are missing the point.
Mar 19, 2024 / Caroline Levine
Nex Benedict’s Queer Classmates Say the Biggest Bullies Are the Politicians Nex Benedict’s Queer Classmates Say the Biggest Bullies Are the Politicians
The death of a trans teen catapulted Owasso into national debates about trans rights. But the Oklahoma town’s queer community has been at the center of controversy before.
Mar 19, 2024 / Sarah Baum
Why I’m Voting for the Enemy Why I’m Voting for the Enemy
The left needs to challenge Biden, especially on US involvement in Gaza. But to do that, we need to keep him in office.
Mar 19, 2024 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.
How Unions Are Made How Unions Are Made
A new history of labor organizing in Coachella tells us not only the story of the United Farm Workers but also how its rank-and-file members drove the union to success.
Mar 19, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Juan Ignacio Mora
Making Sense of the Fascism Debate Making Sense of the Fascism Debate
A Rorschach test for understanding what is ailing American society.
Mar 19, 2024 / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
The Wild History of “Lesser of Two Evils” Voting The Wild History of “Lesser of Two Evils” Voting
For as long as Americans have been subjected to lousy candidates, they’ve been told to suck it up and vote for one of them.
Mar 19, 2024 / Ginny Hogan