Theodor Adorno and the Crises of Liberalism Theodor Adorno and the Crises of Liberalism
At the center of Adorno’s work was a reminder that fascist movements are not exceptional to liberal democracy but signs of its failure.
Dec 15, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon
How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System? How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System?
Sara Mayeux’s new history highlights how without a more fundamental transformation of criminal law, public defenders often provide only a limited form of equality and fairness befo...
Dec 14, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Clair
The Past and Future of the Left in the Democratic Party The Past and Future of the Left in the Democratic Party
Centrist Democrats who blamed the left for election losses would do well to remember the people who have fought for and shaped the party’s history.
Dec 9, 2020 / Michael Brenes and Michael Koncewicz
Unforgetting: Confronting El Salvador’s—and My Family’s—Past Unforgetting: Confronting El Salvador’s—and My Family’s—Past
Doing so helped me to understand not just the violent history of El Salvador, but also that of my country of birth, the United States.
Nov 24, 2020 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
The Liberal Establishment Is ‘a Stranger to Self-Examination’ The Liberal Establishment Is ‘a Stranger to Self-Examination’
A conversation with Pankaj Mishra about Biden’s closer-than-expected victory, the sterile state of mainstream intellectual culture, and his new book Bland Fanatics.
Nov 23, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Good Trouble Good Trouble
Ordinary people, extraordinary courage.
Nov 21, 2020 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández
Why the Left Should Ally With Small Business Why the Left Should Ally With Small Business
It will strengthen labor and help fight the increasing concentration of corporate power.
Nov 18, 2020 / Feature / Stacy Mitchell and Susan R. Holmberg
The Long and Terrifying History of the Blood Libel The Long and Terrifying History of the Blood Libel
A new history by Magda Teter tracks the spread of the pernicious myth and the role new technologies and communication tools played in its dissemination.
Nov 16, 2020 / Books & the Arts / David Nirenberg