Wrenching the Ranchers
Monkeywrenching livestock operations in the American West.
Baffler Archives: Salvos
Columns
Sans Merci
Riling up anti-immigrant sentiments in the name of feminism.
Blame It on Kane
So much for Southern hospitality.
Down by the River
In Nepal, chaotic urbanization, inequality, and an accelerating climate catastrophe converge.
The Mismeasure of Bhutan
Ethnic cleansing in “the happiest country in the world.”
Better Living Through Disaster
Can we learn to fend not just for ourselves, but for each other?
House of the Rising Hun
“We must reconquer the past.”
Bang the World
Xenophile pickup artists see themselves as incipient alpha males.
Doctors Without Politics
The enemies of life are the people who kill innocent people for reasons we call “politics.”
Listening Devices
Reuniting with the Cold War spies of Kagnew Station.
Eastern Promises
Japan is burnt to the filter economically, culturally, and demographically.
A Job Like Any Other
Anti-trafficking and the expansion of sex worker and migrant rights go hand in hand.