The Iraq War’s Catastrophic Consequences

Twenty years later, the U.S.-led invasion continues to shape geopolitics for the worse.
Women of the World, Unite!

A reading list for International Women’s Day
Animal Rights Are Human Rights

On the imperative of inter-species solidarity.
The Future of the Welfare State

Strengthening social insurance programs will require a break from politics as usual.
Is Humanitarian Intervention Possible?

Using military force to solve humanitarian crises gained popularity after the Cold War, but decades of foreign policy blunders have called it into question.
The Black Scholars Ron DeSantis Doesn’t Want Students to Read

Among them are Kimberlé Crenshaw, Angela Davis, bell hooks, and Robin D. G. Kelley. You can read them here.
At 79, Angela Davis Is Still Fighting for a Better World

A reading list in honor of the radical philosopher’s birthday.
A Century of the Frankfurt School

The Institute for Social Research was founded one hundred years ago. We ignore its prescient theorists at our peril.
Reviving the Radical King

“Forget the dream, he called for a revolution.” An MLK Day reading list on how his radicalism was erased.
Twenty of Our Most Loved Essays of 2022

From politics, labor, and race to philosophy, literature, and sex.