A Poet’s Work Hanif Abdurraqib April 07, 2017 The Heart of It All While the Black Arts Movement was exploding on the nation’s coasts, Mari Evans was in Indiana . . .
In Defense of Sanctuary Abou Farman April 06, 2017 To move away from sanctuary by dismissing it as “merely symbolic” is either “merely ignorant” or “merely cowardly.”
Sanctuary Cities, Welcoming Ordinances, and Safe Communities Sarah Jaffe April 06, 2017 Interviews for Resistance We are working together trying to redefine the concept of safety and, of course, to change the Welcoming City ordinance.
The Art of War Siddhartha Deb April 06, 2017 Contraband So many American writers and artists are critical of Trump but not of the American state, or even of America itself.
What Gorsuch Means Matt Stoller April 05, 2017 If the public demands that the Supreme Court serves democracy instead of concentrated financial power, it will do so.
The Real World: Trump Edition Maximillian Alvarez April 05, 2017 The Poverty of Theory Reality is just a marketing ploy in a world where we accept that everything is already drenched in artifice.
Defending Reproductive Rights in Texas Sarah Jaffe April 04, 2017 Interviews for Resistance We have Vice President Mike Pence, who will not be in a room with a woman who is not his wife . . .
Expats After the Coup John Dinges April 04, 2017 It was to be a revolution with unfettered freedoms, and, as Allende liked to say, lots of “empanadas y vino tinto.”
High Nunes Jacob Silverman April 04, 2017 Official oversight commissions tend to perform all of the trappings of democratic accountability while rarely resulting in lasting reform.
Shell Shock Stephen Kearse April 03, 2017 Ghost in the Shell disassembles everything interesting about the series and rearranges the parts in the dumbest, most disorienting configuration.
The Superhero Surge Sam Kriss April 03, 2017 The Iron Fist is not fighting some fictional ancient order, but hammering through the contradictions of capitalism.
The Capsizing of Damien Hirst Will Harrison April 03, 2017 Once reportedly the richest artist in the world, Hirst’s market value and reputation have sunk.