Politics
Psychic Numbing
For Robert Jay Lifton, treating veterans’ trauma was an antiwar tool. How did PTSD, the diagnosis he helped create, come to accommodate state violence?
Labor and the Bibi-Modi “Bromance”
India’s recruitment drives to send workers to Israel resemble British indenture.
Who’s Afraid of Frantz Fanon?
Long decried by liberals and conservatives alike, the Martinican psychiatrist remains one of the most piercing critics of colonialism.
Aaron Bushnell and the Power of Protest
A Vietnam veteran on the political legacy of self-sacrifice and antiwar movements.
The New Blue Divide
Democrats increasingly rely on affluent suburbanites. Does that spell the end of a bold economic agenda?
Speaking Liberation’s Language
Jefferson Cowie speaks with Aziz Rana about whether the language of freedom can be taken back from its “sordid history” in the U.S. context.
Shockwaves in the Global Order
While the U.S.–Israel alliance has become isolated, new ones are emerging.
Is the State Here to Stay?
States are exerting greater control over capital. In the face of climate change, it may be too little, too late.
Can Divestment Campaigns Still Work?
Decades after apartheid South Africa, student activists face a new obstacle: the financialization of university endowments.
The Right Comes for Milwaukee
Why did the blue city agree to host the Republican National Convention—and to suspend a hard-won police reform for its duration?
The Silencing of Fred Dube
Forty years ago, the exiled South African activist dared to teach Zionism critically. A furious backlash ensued.
What Happened to Liberalism?
Becca Rothfeld speaks with Samuel Moyn about his book Liberalism Against Itself and why liberalism is in crisis.
Saving Bidenomics
Biden’s industrial policy program promises a massive shift from decades of neoliberal orthodoxy. Can it deliver inclusive gains in time?
The Future of Speech on Campus
Private universities should respond to the charge of hypocrisy with a maximalist approach to free speech.
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
Become a Member