Quinn Slobodian is Marion Butler McLean Professor of the History of Ideas at Wellesley College. His most recent book is Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy.
Democracy depends on the free exchange of ideas. Help sustain it with a tax-deductible donation today.
Quinn Slobodian is Marion Butler McLean Professor of the History of Ideas at Wellesley College. His most recent book is Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy.
Defying conventional political labels and capitalizing on widespread distrust, a range of new movements share the conviction that all power is conspiracy.
Three new books paint a chilling portrait of darkness in Wall Street, the law, and technology. But the apocalyptic metaphors obscure the real problem, hindering how we fight back.
A political and literary forum, independent and nonprofit since 1975. Registered 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more about our mission
For National Poetry Month, sign up for our newsletter and get a digital copy of our out-of-print chapbook Poems for Political Disaster—with work by Jorie Graham, Ilya Kaminsky, Solmaz Sharif, Juan Felipe Herrera, and much more.
Newsletter subscribers get our latest essays, reading lists, and exclusive editorial content (plus 10% off our entire store).
For National Poetry Month, sign up for our newsletter and get a digital copy of our out-of-print chapbook Poems for Political Disaster.