Non-fiction

Democracy’s Midlife Crisis

Democracy’s Midlife Crisis Democracy’s Midlife Crisis

Democracies do not necessarily go out with a bang; they can also end with a whimper.

Apr 22, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jan-Werner Müller

How Social-Media Surveillance of Teenagers Led to a New Kind of Policing

How Social-Media Surveillance of Teenagers Led to a New Kind of Policing How Social-Media Surveillance of Teenagers Led to a New Kind of Policing

Sociologist Jeffrey Lane’s book The Digital Street looks at the ever-increasing scrutiny of teenagers’ social-media accounts in central Harlem. 

Apr 19, 2019 / David Uberti

The Making and Unmaking of Brazilian Democracy

The Making and Unmaking of Brazilian Democracy The Making and Unmaking of Brazilian Democracy

A new one-volume history of Brazil reminds us, despite its Whiggish orientation, that democratic institutions in the country have existed only in troubled spurts.

Apr 16, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Alex Cuadros

The Political Lives of Mario Vargas Llosa

The Political Lives of Mario Vargas Llosa The Political Lives of Mario Vargas Llosa

How Peru’s greatest novelist went from socialist to neoliberal ideologue.

Apr 15, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Iber

‘How Do You Address Disappearance?’: A Q&A With Valeria Luiselli

‘How Do You Address Disappearance?’: A Q&A With Valeria Luiselli ‘How Do You Address Disappearance?’: A Q&A With Valeria Luiselli

Her new novel, Lost Children Archive, spotlights the mistreatment of migrant children, and in the process, interrogates timely questions about storytelling during times of crisis.&...

Apr 1, 2019 / John Washington

Rediscovering Nelson Algren

Rediscovering Nelson Algren Rediscovering Nelson Algren

The literary giant’s unique resonance in our anti-capitalist moment.

Mar 19, 2019 / Dan Simon

California wildfires

Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells

The New York magazine writer confirms our worst fears about climate change–but insists there’s still hope.

Mar 15, 2019 / Natasha Ishak

Susan Orlean’s Tale of Arson and Unfulfilled Dreams

Susan Orlean’s Tale of Arson and Unfulfilled Dreams Susan Orlean’s Tale of Arson and Unfulfilled Dreams

The Library Book is more than a work of true crime; it is a study of Los Angeles and the burning ambition of the people who flock to it.

Mar 6, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson

Pete Buttigieg

What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals

Pete Buttigieg’s father was a Gramsci scholar—but he taught his son more about ethics than revolution.

Feb 12, 2019 / Sara Marcus

US-Mexico border

The Climate Wall: Q&A With Todd Miller The Climate Wall: Q&A With Todd Miller

There is an inextricable link between border militarization and climate change.

Feb 6, 2019 / Q&A / Will Meyer

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