Culture
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
Piketty and Meatballs
What we talk about when we talk about Capital.
Chris Lehmann
Artisanal Union-Busting
Whole Foods has attempted to crush anything resembling a union drive among its employees.
Chris Lehmann
The Summer Movie Road Not Taken
1977's Sorceror was the antithesis of Star Wars, and we could learn from it
Michael Atkinson
Beyond the Right to Choose
When is 'choice' the wrong approach?
Jane Miller
The Deal That Never Died
The New Deal's still all around us
Theo Anderson
Whitewashing Godzilla
The latest adaptation of the classic flick all but ignores the original monster's anti-nuclear message.
Steve Ryfle
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