The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany
A conversation about “peace and justice and freedom for all Palestinians and Israelis” with Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor.
Nov 16, 2023 / Q&A / Linda Mannheim
The History of Equality: It’s Complicated The History of Equality: It’s Complicated
A conversation with the historian Darrin McMahon about his new book Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea and the strange and contradicting development of the liberal version o...
Nov 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
How Pinochet’s Chile Became a Laboratory for Neoliberalism How Pinochet’s Chile Became a Laboratory for Neoliberalism
A new book examines how a group of University of Chicago–trained economists sought to remake the Chilean economy in the aftermath of 1973.
Nov 14, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Vincent Bevins
The Misunderstood History of American Wrestling The Misunderstood History of American Wrestling
A recent biography of WWE executive Vince McMahon presents him as an entertainment tycoon who changed culture and politics. The real story of his rise is as banal as it is brutal....
Nov 10, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Nadine Smith
How the New York Waterfront Shaped American Modernism How the New York Waterfront Shaped American Modernism
In The Slip, Prudence Peiffer looks at the role an overlooked neighborhood played in the lives and work of an eclectic set of postwar artists.
Nov 6, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Tausif Noor
The Year Europe Revolted The Year Europe Revolted
A new history by Christopher Clark on the 1848 revolutions.
Oct 31, 2023 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
The Origins of Race Reductionism The Origins of Race Reductionism
Today’s conversation around inequality traces back to the compromises made in the late civil rights movement.
Oct 31, 2023 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.
Letters From the November 13/20, 2023, Issue Letters From the November 13/20, 2023, Issue
The economics of freedom… Oppenheimer: red or pink?…
Oct 31, 2023 / Our Readers
Jake Sullivan’s Rewrite Can’t Paper Over an Impoverished Foreign Policy Jake Sullivan’s Rewrite Can’t Paper Over an Impoverished Foreign Policy
The national security adviser’s hasty edits make clear the incoherence of Biden’s diplomacy.
Oct 30, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Louis Armstrong Gets the Last Word on Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Gets the Last Word on Louis Armstrong
For decades, Americans have argued over the icon’s legacy. But his archives show that he had his own plans.
Oct 30, 2023 / Feature / Ethan Iverson