Letters From the June 27/July 4, 2022, Issue Letters From the June 27/July 4, 2022, Issue
The experience of evidence… The nuclear bandwagon…
Jun 14, 2022 / Our Readers
The Long, Tangled History of Teletherapy The Long, Tangled History of Teletherapy
Hannah Zeavin’s history of remote and distance psychotherapy asks us whether the medium matters than the message.
Jun 14, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Danielle Carr
What the French Really Owe Haiti What the French Really Owe Haiti
Compensation for a history suffused with violence that left physical wounds and psychological trauma.
Jun 13, 2022 / Marlene L. Daut
Hubert Harrison, Giant of Harlem Radicalism Hubert Harrison, Giant of Harlem Radicalism
A two-volume biography tracks the life and times of one of Harlem’s leading socialists.
Jun 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II
What Was the Wiretap? What Was the Wiretap?
How the long and strange history of wiretapping continues to shape how Americans conceive of surveillance and privacy.
May 26, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Lora Kelley
The Long History of Resistance That Birthed Black Lives Matter The Long History of Resistance That Birthed Black Lives Matter
A conversation with historian Donna Murch about the past, present, and future of Black radical organizing.
May 24, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
America’s Largest, Most Neglected Machine Could Be the Key to Radical Climate Activism America’s Largest, Most Neglected Machine Could Be the Key to Radical Climate Activism
Most of us ignore the electrical grid, but it’s a crucial part of the transition to renewable energy capacity.
May 23, 2022 / Feature / Jessi Jezewska Stevens
When Right-Wing Attacks on School Textbooks Fell Short When Right-Wing Attacks on School Textbooks Fell Short
Some essential lessons from an earlier culture war.
May 18, 2022 / Jonathan Zimmerman
How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers
A conversation with Nicholas Mulder on the evolution and history of sanctions, his new book The Economic Weapon, and the role sanctions play after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
May 17, 2022 / Q&A / Pablo Pryluka
The British Empire’s Worldwide Devastation The British Empire’s Worldwide Devastation
Caroline Elkins’s new history of the British Empire is a damning account of its violent crimes against its subjects.
May 16, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Howard W. French