The Reckless History of the Automobile The Reckless History of the Automobile
In The Car, Bryan Appleyard sets out to celebrate the freedom these vehicles granted. But what if they were a dangerous technology from the start?
Mar 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Paris Marx
What the Oscars Represent: Meritocracy Without Merit What the Oscars Represent: Meritocracy Without Merit
In Michael Schulman’s extensive history of the awards, Oscar Wars, he documents how the institution’s reactionary origins still leak into today’s film culture.
Mar 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
The Cult of J. Edgar Hoover The Cult of J. Edgar Hoover
A zealot through and through, he ran the FBI like a religious sect.
Mar 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild
The American Repossession of the Philippines The American Repossession of the Philippines
As the US dramatically expands its military presence, colonialist history is repeating itself.
Mar 4, 2023 / Feature / Walden Bello
Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely! Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely!
The legendary figure from Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution in an exclusive interview following her release from prison and arrival as an exile in the US.
Mar 2, 2023 / Linda Mannheim and Mike Lanchin
Jay Jackson’s Audacious Comics Jay Jackson’s Audacious Comics
Written during World War II, Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos offered its readers a science-fiction epic that imagined a future liberated from racism and inequality.
Feb 23, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jeet Heer
Why the United States Needs a New Reconstruction Why the United States Needs a New Reconstruction
In The Third Reconstruction, historian Peniel Joseph examines how how the broken promises of racial equality in the past might be fulfilled in the future.
Feb 22, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II
America’s Toxic Romance With the Free Market America’s Toxic Romance With the Free Market
A conversation with Naomi Oreskes about her new book with Erik M. Conway, The Big Myth, and how market fundamentalists convinced Americans to loathe government.
Feb 17, 2023 / Q&A / Claudia Dreifus
Bernie Sanders: Anti-Union Capitalism Is Wrecking America Bernie Sanders: Anti-Union Capitalism Is Wrecking America
Workers deserve a better deal than the unfettered capitalism that is destroying our health, our democracy, and our planet.
Feb 16, 2023 / Feature / Sen. Bernie Sanders with John Nichols
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy
Trying to evoke a lost Cold War consensus, the GOP’s rising star conflated “normal” with “crazy.”
Feb 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer