Books & the Arts
Mal Waldron’s Ecstatic Minimalism
The jazz pianist’s style was simple, but the themes that gave shape to his music were not.
Adam ShatzA Summer of Special Effects
On one end of the scale, there’s the stroke of cinematic inspiration in A Ghost Story; on the other are CGI inventions like the astonishing Okja.
Stuart KlawansThe Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin
Progressive politics once thrived in the state, and the need for it still exists.
Sarah JonesFrom the Magazine
Martin Luther’s Revolution
The Protestant Reformation transformed not just Christianity but also our political and economic worlds.
Elizabeth Bruenig
A Billionaires’ Republic
American democracy has always been threatened by concentrations of wealth as much as those of power.
Jedediah Purdy
E.P. Thompson’s Search for a New Popular Front
Despite a lifetime of political disappointments, the historian never gave up on the prospects of a broad left-wing social movement.
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History & Politics
Socialism’s Return
After more than a half-century in the wilderness, the socialist left reemerges in America.
Patrick Iber
The Two Women’s Movements
Feminism has been on the march since the 1970s, but so has the conservative backlash.
Kim Phillips-Fein
Le Pen’s Long Shadow
If you want to understand the wave of right-wing populism erupting in Europe and the United States, France is a good place to start.
David A. BellPoetry
Czesław Miłosz’s Space Travels
Having spent four decades in exile, the Polish poet discovered a homeland in his writing.
Steph BurtWhen Czesław Miłosz was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in October of 1980, not a few readers believed the prize had somehow been awarded to Poland, the country. Many more believed the Nobel committee had chosen to honor Solidarity, the Polish trade union, for its resistance to Soviet control.… Continue Reading >
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Art
Do Something With It
The ambiguous sculptures of Melvin Edwards and Rachel Harrison.
Barry SchwabskyMelvin Edwards is one of those artists who keep getting noticed for having been overlooked. Even back in the 1980s, when Edwards was in his 50s, he was already going through the “Congratulations on being discovered… again!” stage. Here in New York, he’s been a regular at museums and nonprofit… Continue Reading >
Music
The Poetics of Jazz
A new book presents an alternative aesthetic history of jazz—and is also a challenge to all music critics.
David B. Hobbs
MUNA’s Total Honesty
The LA pop trio’s greatest strength is its willingness to name the enemy.
Laura SnapesNation Voices
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That It Might Save, or Drown Them
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