Going Underground
I marveled at the fact that, in such a seemingly short amount of time, socialism had become a mainstream rallying cry in America once again.
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Austerity Gospel
If visual and conceptual artists were foundational to the Occupy Wall Street movement, what about novelists?
Holy Machiavels
June 20, 2017
When Christians get behind a leader like Trump, are they following Christ—or Machiavelli?
Summon Your Tech Kids to the White House Day
Who benefits when tech CEOs meekly take their seats before Trump and indulge his inarticulate blather?
I Am Not a Fish Dating a Bird
June 19, 2017
Referring to a romantic relationship as interracial today means framing it as a lever for power and access rather than an end unto itself.
Preserve Yourself!
“All Eyez on Me” is the world's first superhero hagiography hologram biopic of black musical mortality.
Voting Off the Apprentice President
June 19, 2017
A Trump impeachment would demonstrate to voters that the Democratic Party’s days of coddling the rich and powerful are over.
Weekly Bafflements
June 16, 2017
TODAY IN CASH MONEY
Congressional Democrats are taking Trump to court. Will anything come of it? As Zephyr Teachout told The Baffler’s own Dave Denison in January, probably not.
FOR OUR MEMORY-CHALLENGED FRIENDS
An American lobbyist for Russian interests has come ...
Minor Character Assassination
June 15, 2017
Most authors who reclaim minor characters from the canon aren’t giving voice to the voiceless—they’re being shallow.
The Last Line of Defense
Welcome to Interviews for Resistance. Since election night 2016, the streets of the United States have rung with resistance. People all over the country have woken up with the conviction that they must do something to fight inequality in all its forms. But many are wondering ...
Are These Warriors Less Manly?
June 14, 2017
While some bemoan the "skinny jeanification" of the NBA, the Golden State Warriors demonstrated collective fortitude and decency.
Small Man in a Memory Hole
June 14, 2017
Still, there is one striking dog that didn’t bark here. Nobody in the hearing questioned the premise that the Russian state interfered in the U.S. presidential election.