Culture

We Are All Sea Turtles Now

Can the Olive ridley sea turtle survive human meddling?

Molly M. Ginty

The Next Oil Spill

According to a new documentary, we're all responsible for the BP disaster.

Patricia Aufderheide

The Filmmaker Any Cinema-Literate Progressive Must Know

Finally, more of Chris Marker's work is becoming available in the U.S. Here's where to start.

Michael Atkinson

New Deal, Same Spiel

Ken Burns' documentary about the Roosevelts is heavy on fable but light on fact.

Chris Lehmann

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