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The Racist Foundation of Nuclear Architecture
On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, it is clear that white supremacy sustains the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Beyond the Neoliberal University
Astra Taylor talks with Rutgers faculty union president Todd Wolfson about organizing academic communities in the age of COVID-19.
Steps to a Better COVID-19 Response
There’s no silver bullet, but local experiments and global experiences can help us control the pandemic.
From Restraining Orders to Assassinations, the Dangerous Work of Saving the Monarchs
Monarch butterflies may be gone in thirty years. Saving them seems apolitical, but environmentalists have landed in the sights of drug cartels, illegal loggers, Trump supporters, and even clandestine avocado farmers.
Climate Change’s New Ally: Big Finance
Huge investors like BlackRock are forcing corporations to take action on emissions. But what does their power mean for democracy?
New Book: The Politics of Care
From COVID-19 to Black Lives Matter. Order our latest book now.
Pigs and Capital
The meat business has become a vast, fragile beast teetering on the brink of ecological and financial ruin.
Tearing Down Black America
In the mid-twentieth century, city governments, backed by federal money, demolished hundreds of Black neighborhoods in the name of urban renewal.
Police Sexual Violence Is Hidden in Plain Sight
Forms of gender-specific violence are baked into the structure of law enforcement. Reform efforts will fail until we eliminate police discretion over women’s bodies.
Dismantling Medical Elitism
American medicine has long put professional prestige over the well-being of patients and physicians alike.
India’s Response to COVID-19 Is a Humanitarian Disaster
The government enforced a strict lockdown for weeks, giving the illusion of responsible policy. Poor people are now paying the price.
Bostock v. BLM
Two conflicting visions of equality have recently emerged on the American political left. Only one aims at institutional change.
When the State Fears a Poet
Celebrated Indian poet and activist Varavara Rao remains in prison on trumped-up conspiracy charges.
The Keynesian Revolution
A new biography reveals the full scope of John Maynard Keynes’s critique of unfettered capitalism, emphasizing the economist’s larger philosophical vision of the good life.
Burdens and Benefits
A recent abortion ruling asks whether abortion access laws may one day be judged on how they serve women's health.
How to Date a Hindu Fundamentalist
“I was perhaps judging him. His poor choice. The way he forsook the greater good for the pleasures of the bed, or something like that. I was sleepy. I wasn’t sure what I was thinking. Probably I was surprised by my bad luck.”
No Democracy Without Archives
The dramatic history of Guatemala’s National Police archive illustrates the crucial role of state archives in protecting democracy.
Why Do Authoritarians Win?
Not by repudiating democracy but by simulating it, a new book argues.
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