Pope Francis Upheld the Spirit of Liberation Theology Pope Francis Upheld the Spirit of Liberation Theology
In his criticisms of the church and defiance of traditionalists, Pope Francis continued the legacy of a movement the Vatican itself tried to silence.
Apr 21, 2025 / Greg Grandin
The Impossibly Intertwined History of the Americas The Impossibly Intertwined History of the Americas
A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.
Apr 21, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
“Blues People” and Black Life: A Conversation With Imani Perry “Blues People” and Black Life: A Conversation With Imani Perry
We spoke with the scholar about Black in Blues, a poetic exploration of the relationship between the color blue and Black people.
Apr 14, 2025 / Q&A / Elias Rodriques
Zora Neale Hurston’s Lost Roman Epic Zora Neale Hurston’s Lost Roman Epic
In The Life of Herod the Great, we get a novel full of intrigue, betrayal, and revolution.
Apr 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Edna Bonhomme
What Caused the Irish Famine? What Caused the Irish Famine?
A new book offers a comprehensive and heartbreaking account of the most terrible catastrophe to befall Ireland in the modern era.
Apr 8, 2025 / Books & the Arts / John Banville
Elite Capitulation and Craven Cowardice Elite Capitulation and Craven Cowardice
Columbia and Paul, Weiss are reprising the gutlessness last seen in the McCarthy era.
Apr 8, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan
Worse Than McCarthyism: Universities in the Age of Trump Worse Than McCarthyism: Universities in the Age of Trump
The target then was the nonexistent threat of Communist teachers; today, it’s the supposed radicalism of the academy and its alleged failure to fight antisemitism.
Apr 3, 2025 / Ellen Schrecker
JFK Assassination: The Final Secrets JFK Assassination: The Final Secrets
The release of the John F. Kennedy papers sets a standard for transparency that must also be applied to the current administration.
Mar 21, 2025 / Peter Kornbluh
How White-Collar Criminals Plundered a Brooklyn Neighborhood How White-Collar Criminals Plundered a Brooklyn Neighborhood
Stacy Horn’s Killing Fields documents how East New York was ransacked by the real estate industry and abandoned by the city in the process.
Mar 20, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Kristen Martin
Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives
The African political leader’s autobiography, My Country, Africa, also offers a larger story of empire, oppression, and resistance on the continent.
Mar 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Bill Fletcher Jr.