David Graeber

America is a country made possible by hucksterism and carnival buncombe. It is the birthplace of both modern PR and advertising, the first place on earth to apply techniques of commercial marketing to politics, and a country where, for at least thirty years, the economy has been ...

“They’re trying to get back to the idea of having actual intellectuals again.” Contributing editor David Graeber discusses the current state of the American intellectual at the April 6th launch party for Baffler no. 22 and his new book, The Democracy ...