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The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies

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 accepts an Oscar

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

Broadway opening night for Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People at Circle in the Square Theatre on March 18, 2024.

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

Photo of Nex Benedict on a table beside candles and flowers

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

Protest Eggs

Protest Eggs Protest Eggs

Hands off Ukraine.

Mar 19, 2024 / OppArt / Martha Lewis

Donald Trump Rally with Joe Biden video

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.

A man walks past burning tires during a demonstration against CARICOM following the resignation of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henri on March 12, 2024.

Ariel Henry and Foreign Intervention in Haiti Ariel Henry and Foreign Intervention in Haiti

On this episode of American Prestige, a discussion with Jemima Pierre about foreign intervention in Haiti.

Mar 19, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

The United Farm Worker's 1,000 Mile March, 1975.

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

Joe Biden and Donald Trump

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

Making Sense of the Fascism Debate

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

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