What Do We Do About the Davos Class? What Do We Do About the Davos Class?
Peter S. Goodman dissects the morally bankrupt philosophy of the global financial elite in Davos Man, offering a damning picture of the wealthy's influence on world politics.
Jun 22, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Nick Serpe
The Tragic Absurdity of Qatar’s World Cup Sportswashing The Tragic Absurdity of Qatar’s World Cup Sportswashing
Labor abuses, homophobia, corruption? Qatar and FIFA will use the men’s World Cup to put a happy gloss on it all.
Jun 21, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Brace Yourself for a New Surge of Republican Homophobia Brace Yourself for a New Surge of Republican Homophobia
Despite gestures at moderation, the party’s anti-LGBTQ bigotry has returned to the fore.
Jun 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Why the Poor People’s Campaign 2022 Matters Why the Poor People’s Campaign 2022 Matters
On the nonviolent struggle to end poverty, racism, militarism and planetary crisis.
Jun 21, 2022 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Stanford’s New School of Sustainability Is a Gift to Fossil Fuel Companies Stanford’s New School of Sustainability Is a Gift to Fossil Fuel Companies
The university seems set to replicate the mistakes of past climate research: soliciting oil and gas funding, while paying lip service to environmental justice.
Jun 21, 2022 / StudentNation / Celina Scott-Buechler and Ada Statler
How Bleak Is the Future of the Art World? How Bleak Is the Future of the Art World?
A conversation with critic Ben Davis about making art amid global crisis, fine art’s waning relevance, and his recent book Art in the After-Culture.
Jun 20, 2022 / Q&A / Naomi Elias
Why Canceling Student Debt Should Be a Universal Benefit Why Canceling Student Debt Should Be a Universal Benefit
The lesson from the Corinthian debt strikers: Should President Biden cancel student loan debt, it should be done without making debtors jump through hoops.
Jun 17, 2022 / StudentNation / Ann Larson
The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW
The recently rereleased 1979 film can teach today’s workers how to throw their weight around.
Jun 16, 2022 / R.H. Lossin
Does “Severance”’s Workplace Satire Work? Does “Severance”’s Workplace Satire Work?
On the ups and downs of the year's most talked-about office drama.
Jun 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
The Rotten Roots of the IMF and the World Bank The Rotten Roots of the IMF and the World Bank
A conversation with Jamie Martin about the imperial origins of the world’s economic governance, imagining an alternative to these institutions, and his new book, The Meddlers.
Jun 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins