The Misremembering of Shinzo Abe
In the wake of the former prime minister’s assassination, his antidemocratic legacy has been whitewashed—and his death has renewed calls for revisions to Japan’s pacifist Constitution.
Lisa TorioReality Bites but Gen X Can Still Fight Back
We are lost as a generation. By supporting the struggles of our youth, perhaps we can be found again.
Dave ZirinEnvironmental Activism
Richard Seymour’s World Is Full of Wonder
The author’s latest book is a wide-ranging collection of left-wing ecocriticism catalyzed by his own ecological awakening.
Lewis GordonRace and Ethnicity
It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded
A vivid reminder that rural Americans are on the front lines of democracy.
Laura FlandersPolitics
It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded
A vivid reminder that rural Americans are on the front lines of democracy.
Laura Flanders
The Democratic Party Is No Match for a Nation on Fire
The gerontocrats currently running the country seem to have no ability to comprehend the five-alarm urgency of the moment.
Sasha Abramsky
Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress
The Michigan congressman and labor organizer is the latest target of AIPAC and corporate-funded groups seeking to defeat progressives in Democratic primaries nationwide.
John Nichols
Culture
Richard Seymour’s World Is Full of Wonder
The author’s latest book is a wide-ranging collection of left-wing ecocriticism catalyzed by his own ecological awakening.
Lewis Gordon
The Literary Games of Fernando Pessoa
Did Pessoa truly control his alter egos? Or did his creations, in many ways, control him?
Ilan Stavans
Tove Ditlevsen’s Unsentimental Education
The Danish novelist and poet was a rare writer—one who shunned sentiment but not empathy in her stories.
Lily MeyerWorld
The Misremembering of Shinzo Abe
In the wake of the former prime minister’s assassination, his antidemocratic legacy has been whitewashed—and his death has renewed calls for revisions to Japan’s pacifist Constitution.
Lisa Torio
The UK Held Corruption Accountable. Why Can’t We?
Despite an extraordinary effort by Boris Johnson to cling to power, the parliamentary system and the principles of collective responsibility within the cabinet have held firm.
Sasha Abramsky
Cuba One Year After the Protests
Twelve months after nationwide demonstrations galvanized by deep economic discontent, Cubans are still waiting for change.
William M. LeoGrande
Watch and Listen
Listen: “This Is America” With Howard Bryant
Sportswriter Howard Bryant joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about the country and his new book on Rickey Henderson.
July 8, 2022
Listen: David Cole on What To Do About the Supreme Court, and Sarah Posner on School Prayer
On this week's episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, a discussion of how to organize to fix the Supreme Court, and a deeper look at Christian nationalists' influence in politics.
July 7, 2022
