David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity
In The Dawn of Everything, Graeber and Wengrow offer a sweeping and ambitious exploration of life without the state.
Sep 20, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
Did Occupy Wall Street Make a Difference? Did Occupy Wall Street Make a Difference?
Flash in the pan or the prelude to political organizing as we know it today?
Sep 17, 2021 / Feature / Ruth Milkman, Stephanie Luce, and Penny Lewis
Afropessimism and Its Discontents Afropessimism and Its Discontents
A guide for the perplexed, the puzzled, and the politically confused.
The Climate Apocalypse According to Joy Williams The Climate Apocalypse According to Joy Williams
With her first novel in 20 years, Harrow, the radical environmentalist envisions an uncompromising politics necessary for defending the natural world.
Sep 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Piccarella
Who’s to Blame in “The White Lotus”? Who’s to Blame in “The White Lotus”?
In the weeks since the release of Mike White’s latest HBO series, debate has centered on the show’s politics. Is it liberal satire or spectacle?
Sep 15, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
How Making Video Games Became a No-Win Situation How Making Video Games Became a No-Win Situation
Jason Schreier’s Press Reset investigates how labor conditions in a booming industry became so volatile and precarious.
Sep 14, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Lewis Gordon
Adalbert Stifter’s Disappearing World Adalbert Stifter’s Disappearing World
His uncanny writing bears witness to the early stages of capitalism offering a glimpse of the natural world before modernity.
Sep 13, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Ratik Asokan
Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks
The September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States by Al Qaeda resulted in 2,977 fatalities, over 25,000 injuries.
Sep 11, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
The 19th Century’s 9/11 The 19th Century’s 9/11
Long before the 9/11 of 20 years ago, another episode of violence took place on that day in 1851 and portended our nation’s deepest divide.
Sep 10, 2021 / Marc Steiner