The Latest

Arts in Society Philosophy

Know-How

H.L. Hix: Philosopher-Poet

  • Troy Jollimore
Arts in Society

Restless

On the poetry of Carl Phillips.

  • Katie Peterson
Arts in Society

Review: The All-Purpose Magical Tent

By Lytton Smith.

  • Tara Neelakantappa Safronoff
Arts in Society

Review: Star in the Eye

By James Shea.

  • Nick Admussen
Arts in Society

Review: Sophie Robinson’s a

A poetry collection that feels both peculiarly allusive and particular.

  • Cristiana Baik
Arts in Society

Review: Stupid Hope

By Jason Shinder.

  • Robert Schnall

Sign up for our newsletter

Arts in Society

Poet’s Sampler: Rasheeda Plenty

  • Rasheeda Plenty
  • A. Van Jordan
Arts in Society

Hills, South Truro, 1930

  • Ernest Farrés
  • Lawrence Venuti
Arts in Society

After Ecstasy

  • Stephen Dunn
Arts in Society

Scenes from the Arguments

  • Stephen Dunn
Arts in Society

Scenes of Negotiation

  • Adrienne Rich
Arts in Society

from Thread

  • Michael Palmer
Arts in Society

Banking

  • Cara Benson
Arts in Society

Dawning

  • Jorie Graham
Arts in Society

Life During Wartime

  • Major Jackson
Arts in Society

Myth

  • Major Jackson
Arts in Society

Wear a Red Hat, I Will Too

  • Christopher DeWeese
Arts in Society

Dying in the Development

  • D. A. Powell
Arts in Society

Ax the al— to

  • Stacy Kidd
Arts in Society Class & Inequality Politics

Obama’s Chicago Tactics

The Chicago way of doing politics.

  • Michael Gecan
Politics

The State of Boston

A mayoral election special.

  • Stephen Ansolabehere
Class & Inequality

Whitewashing Haiti’s History

The world never forgave the slaves who freed themselves

  • Sidney W. Mintz
Arts in Society Class & Inequality

“Civilizing Haiti”

It is now eight days since an earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince.

  • Colin Dayan
Arts in Society

Martin Luther King Day

  • William Varner
trending_flat
Get our newsletter

Vital reading on politics, ideas, and culture to your inbox

A political and literary forum, independent and nonprofit since 1975

Registered 501(c)(3) organization

Help Us Stay Paywall-Free

Donate

Become a Member

Subscribe