The Bare Ruined Choirs of Notre Dame The Bare Ruined Choirs of Notre Dame
This monument to medieval faith will surely be rebuilt—by the techno-mobilization of capitalist individualism.
Apr 22, 2019 / Richard Lingeman
The Burning of Notre Dame Is Not Just a Tragedy—It’s an Opportunity The Burning of Notre Dame Is Not Just a Tragedy—It’s an Opportunity
It’s an occasion to a consider a more expansive idea of what it means to be French.
Apr 17, 2019 / Daniel Judt
Grieving for Notre Dame Grieving for Notre Dame
The church embodies a civilization, and had it been erased from the earth—as thankfully it has not been, as it now appears—the loss would have been irretrievable.
Apr 16, 2019 / Arthur Goldhammer
Eric Hobsbawm’s Many Lefts Eric Hobsbawm’s Many Lefts
How the historian’s tumultuous life in the 20th century remade his politics.
Apr 8, 2019 / Books & the Arts / David Marcus
The Widening Rift Between the US and China The Widening Rift Between the US and China
Worsening relations between the two largest economies in the world could lead to disaster.
Apr 8, 2019 / Feature / John Feffer
When Socialism Was Tried in America—and Was a Smashing Success When Socialism Was Tried in America—and Was a Smashing Success
For much of the 20th century, Milwaukee was run by socialists—and Time magazine called it “one of the best-run cities in the U.S.”
Apr 2, 2019 / John Nichols
The Travails of Emmanuel Macron The Travails of Emmanuel Macron
A new book equates the French president's rise to a revolution. For much of France’s working and middle classes, it has been nothing short of a disaster.
Apr 1, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Cole Stangler
The Myth of the American Frontier The Myth of the American Frontier
Greg Grandin’s new book charts the past and present of American expansionism and its high human costs.
Apr 1, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy
Letters From the April 15, 2019, Issue Letters From the April 15, 2019, Issue
What about the Marshall Court?… The white supremacists around us… Debating the need for debate…
Mar 28, 2019 / Our Readers
The Past and Future of the American Strike The Past and Future of the American Strike
A new book tells the history of America through its workplace struggles.
Mar 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Rich Yeselson