Culture
Portrait of a Husband, Father and Genocidal Butcher
Heading the SS didn't excuse Heinrich Himmler from his fatherly duties.
Michael Atkinson
The Poor Don’t Need Pity
In a new book, Linda Tirado elaborates on her viral essay, 'Why I Make Terrible Decisions, or, Poverty Thoughts.'
Joanna Scutts
David Bowie’s Radicalism
The artist blew our minds wide open.
Sarah Jaffe
The Rats of Patna
A modest proposal.
Amitava Kumar
Colonial State of America
In a new book, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz unearths our bloody origins.
Jeremy Gantz
Scotland: Why One Londoner Is Relieved
It's lucky for U.K. progressives that the Scots didn't secede.
Jane Miller
A Summer of Rubble
What are we to make of the recent eruptions of violence around the globe?
Jane Miller
Labor History: The First Factory Strike
In 1824 in Pawtucket, R.I., women weavers led the mother of all strikes.
Joey L. DeFrancesco and David Segal
A Sense of Life Ending
A long, slow end can be a treasure.
Jane Miller
Agitpopcorn
Propaganda tells the truth.
Michael Atkinson
What Is Literature For?
The U.K. removes American classics from required reading lists.
Jane Miller
Don’t Let Nina Be Misunderstood
The problem with Zoe Saldana playing Nina Simone.
Miriam Petty
Nationalize the Ivy League
We need to go further than the meritocratic reforms proposed by William Deresiewicz.
Chris Lehmann
In ‘Snowpiercer,’ Revolution is Brutal—And Necessary
The sci-fi flick doesn't fall into the trap of romanticizing the struggle.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
The Yes Men Secure the Homeland
A group of activists—disguised as government officials—get Homeland Security Congress attendees enthused to address climate change.
The Yes Men
Jan Palach: Prague’s Human Torch
A new film takes a rare look behind the Iron Curtain.
Michael Atkinson
The Uses of Enchantment
In Enchanted Objects, David Rose rhapsodizes about the coming Internet of Things. But can high-tech objects really reconnect us?
Jessica Stites
Use Your Words, Wolverine
The bad lessons of superhero movies.
Michael Atkinson
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