Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy
Can she convince the state’s voters to put her ideas into practice?
Jan 25, 2022 / Feature / Serena Cho
John Rawls and Liberalism’s Selective Conscience John Rawls and Liberalism’s Selective Conscience
With its doctrine of fairness, A Theory of Justice transformed political philosophy. But what did it leave out?
Nov 27, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Olúfémi O. Táíwò
Do We Need Faith as the World Feels Like It’s Ending? Do We Need Faith as the World Feels Like It’s Ending?
Barbara Sostaita writes that religion helps people envision a more just world while Phil Zuckerman argues that faith can lead to pious inaction.
Oct 29, 2021 / The Debate / Barbara Sostaita and Phil Zuckerman
Eric Williams and the Tangled History of Capitalism and Slavery Eric Williams and the Tangled History of Capitalism and Slavery
The historian and politician helped transform how several generations understood 18th- and 19th-century history.
Oct 5, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Gerald Horne
Is There a Better Way to Tell the Story of Nonhuman Life? Is There a Better Way to Tell the Story of Nonhuman Life?
Thalia Field’s Personhood challenges us to examine how human language has made it harder to care for the natural world.
Sep 23, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Vorona Cote
David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity
In The Dawn of Everything, Graeber and Wengrow offer a sweeping and ambitious exploration of life without the state.
Sep 20, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
Utopia and Dystopia Are Twins—Both Are Born Out of Criticism Utopia and Dystopia Are Twins—Both Are Born Out of Criticism
But it is only Utopia that allows us to dream together.
‘What Would It Mean to Think That Thought?’: The Era of Lauren Berlant ‘What Would It Mean to Think That Thought?’: The Era of Lauren Berlant
Four writers on the legacy of Berlant’s thinking both in the academy and in public life.
Jul 8, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Judith Butler, Maggie Doherty, Ajay Singh Chaudhary, and Gabriel Winant
Jordan Peterson’s New Rules Are Old News Jordan Peterson’s New Rules Are Old News
The Canadian contrarian is back with another book. It isn’t any better than the last one.
May 18, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Marx for Our Times Marx for Our Times
A new book explores the social democratic impulses and Jewish origins of Karl Marx.
Apr 19, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins