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The Long American Counter-Revolution
Historian Gerald Horne has developed a grand theory of U.S. history as a series of devastating backlashes to progress—right down to the present day.
A Century of Serious Difficulty
Reflecting on three monumental works of modernism a hundred years on.
The New Workplace Surveillance
Both regulators and employers have embraced new technologies for on-the-job monitoring, turning a blind eye to unjust working conditions.
Escape from the Closed Loop
Protests in China are shining a light not only on the country’s draconian population management but restrictions on workers everywhere.
“Fascism never disappears because people come to their senses.”
An interview with Robin D. G. Kelley.
Wounded Surgeon
As a student, I stitched / a cadaver together / while my professor / said you must / be a predator . . .
Six Months of Salad
“She stuffed spinach in her mouth until her teeth were a hayish green.” A woman’s extreme diet earns praise from church friends but concern from her family.
Archive Fever
László Krasznahorkai’s Spadework for a Palace reflects on the power of the surveillance state through the perspective of a librarian who wishes to lock up all books.
Announcing the 2022 Aura Estrada Short Story Contest Winner and Finalists
Congratulations to Parashar Kulkarni!
Announcing the 2022 Boston Review Annual Poetry Contest Winner and Finalists
Congratulations to Njoku Nonso!
There Is No “Migrant Crisis”
The problem isn’t new; it’s the bordered logic of global apartheid itself.
How to Fight Digital Colonialism
As Big Tech’s data and profit extraction extends the world over, activists in the Global South are pointing the way to a more just digital future.
Fall 2022 Event Series
Join us as we welcome twelve philosophers to discuss everything from bureaucracy and gender to Black existential freedom and beyond.
Half-Moon Teeth
“When I flick the light on, my ceiling hangs open, a wide mouth.” After her bedroom springs a leak, an English professor tries to help a struggling student.
Lunchtime in Italy
The tradition allows private and public life to meet, maintaining a baseline solidarity in civic life.
The Case for Abolishing Elections
They may seem the cornerstone of democracy, but in reality they do little to promote it.
The Lifeblood of Iranian Democracy
From street demonstrations to song, dance, film, and poetry, women are advancing a long legacy of struggle against authoritarianism.
In Defense of Federalism
The U.S. federal system is flawed as it currently operates, but it is not destined to be unjust.
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