Politics
What Movements Do to Law
When we think, write, and act alongside movements, we help disrupt the everyday violence of law and imagine more radical transformation.
Detroiters Are Not Waiting to Be Saved
Inspired by the work of James and Grace Lee Boggs, many young Detroit activists are turning to forms of mutual aid to meet the needs of their communities.
The Elite Capture of Asian American Politics
By casting doubt on multiracial working-class solidarity, Jay Caspian Kang’s critique of professional identity politics fails on its own terms.
Imagining Ukraine
Poland and Russia both think of Ukraine as a seat of authentic Slavic culture. Józef Czapski’s war memoir highlights how this has often clashed with Ukraine’s independence.
NATO and the Road Not Taken
Condemning Putin’s war must go hand in hand with imagining a more just security order.
Dispatch from Kharkiv National University
On the importance of women’s studies after the USSR collapsed, and what it helps us understand about Putin’s war on Ukraine.
Putin’s Anti-Gay War on Ukraine
How the Kremlin weaponizes “traditional values,” portraying LGBT rights as existential threats to the nation.
The U.S. Christians Who Pray for Putin
The mystical connection between white Southern nostalgia, the global family values movement, and Russia.
Open Access Book: Conflict in Ukraine
Selected by The New York Times as one of the best reads for context on the current conflict, our book on the unwinding of the post–Cold War order is now available for all to read.
Beyond the Postsoviet
The war in Ukraine is shaped by global neoliberalism, sexism, and racism—not just Cold War dynamics.
Hating Motherhood
Some feminists think we can improve motherhood. But what if abolishing it is the only way to alleviate its problems?
What Rule-Based International Order?
Putin’s war in Ukraine breaks the rules, but powerful states always do.
Blue Lies Matter
We need to reckon with police lies not only as a form of individual misconduct but as a matter of political speech.
Budgeting Justice
Cities must empower historically marginalized communities to shape how public funds are spent.
Just Give Me My Equality
A new book explains where egalitarianism went wrong—and what it still has to offer.
Sunlight as Infrastructure
Sunlight-friendly architecture could heat and illuminate buildings without expending any electricity.
The Humanitarian Disgrace of Australia’s Immigration Regime
Twenty years of cruel anti-immigrant policy have left thousands of asylum seekers in limbo, detained in offshore prisons or in mainland commercial hotels.
The Fight for Reparations Cannot Ignore Climate Change
Racial redress should be modeled on the global anticolonial tradition of worldbuilding.
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