History Won’t Judge
We cannot cede today’s political imperatives to the good favor of tomorrow’s retrospection.
From the Archives
Take a stroll down The Baffler’s trash-strewn avenue of memory
Columns
On the Eve of Destruction
Breaking the double bind of the nuclear arms race.
The Global Garage
August 2021
Militarized frontiers get a tech-savvy makeover.
Building from the Rubble
May 2021
Palestinian resistance and the road to liberation
We’re Not in This Together
There is no universal politics of climate change.
Back to the Land
What is Wendell Berry angry about?
Abolishing the Prison of the Dead
To get to Hart Island, a hundred-acre sliver of land in the Long Island Sound, you must first make your way to City Island, a slightly larger sliver of land off the coast of the Bronx. City Island is a small community that feels more Long Island than Bronx. Its streets are lined ...
Land Without Bread
Farmland protection must be central to any version of a Green New Deal.
Herd Immunity
Whither the social contract?
Dinner with a War Criminal
June 2019
Revisiting Henry Kissinger’s murderous legacy in the era of Trump.
The Magic Kingdom
There are no workers at Disney World. Everyone is a cast member, and they are all so happy to be here.
Class Warfare
How much would you pay for a chance at the Ivy League?