![A scene from the film “Orphans of the Storm” depicting a group carrying a sign bearing the slogan “Liberté, Egalité et Fraternité,” 1921.](http://web.archive.org./web/20231123140824im_/https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-3397746.jpg)
The History of Equality: It’s Complicated The History of Equality: It’s Complicated
A conversation with the historian Darrin McMahon about his new book Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea and the strange and contradicting development of the liberal version o...
Nov 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
![A visitor takes photos of the Kowloon district from the viewing deck of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) in Hong Kong, 2017.](http://web.archive.org./web/20231123140824im_/https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-683822744.jpg)
The Market Radicals Who Want to Put an End to Democracy The Market Radicals Who Want to Put an End to Democracy
A conversation with the historian Quinn Slobodian about economic loopholes, the end of neoliberalism, and his new book Crack-Up Capitalism.
Oct 11, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
![An air raid test at a school in Newark, N.J., 1952.](http://web.archive.org./web/20231123140824im_/https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-514870086.jpg)
Is Liberalism a Politics of Fear? Is Liberalism a Politics of Fear?
A conversation with Samuel Moyn about the Cold War’s profound and negative influence on the liberal worldview and his new book, Liberalism Against Itself.
Sep 11, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Why These Leftists Oppose Free Money Why These Leftists Oppose Free Money
A conversation with Daniel Zamora Vargas and Anton Jäger about why a “basic income” isn't such a progressive welfare idea.
Aug 23, 2023 / Editorial / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
![Common Sense Fiscal Policy or Austerity by Another Name?](http://web.archive.org./web/20231123140824im_/https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-154439816.jpg)
Common Sense Fiscal Policy or Austerity by Another Name? Common Sense Fiscal Policy or Austerity by Another Name?
An interview with Clara E. Mattei about how liberal economists help quash working class movements and her new book The Capital Order.
Jul 18, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
![Another Side of W.E.B. Du Bois](http://web.archive.org./web/20231123140824im_/https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-538843974.jpg)
Another Side of W.E.B. Du Bois Another Side of W.E.B. Du Bois
A conversation with Adom Getachew and Jennifer Pitts about Du Bois's thinking on imperialism, transnational solidarity, and their recent collection, W.E.B. Du Bois: International T...
May 10, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
![Christianity’s Place in the Left and the Right](http://web.archive.org./web/20231123140824im_/https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1003659078.jpg)
Christianity’s Place in the Left and the Right Christianity’s Place in the Left and the Right
A conversation with historian David Hollinger about the rise of evangelicalism, the decline of mainline Protestantism, and if the country has truly become more secular.
Mar 29, 2023 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
![Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left?](http://web.archive.org./web/20231123140824im_/https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Collage-Maker-07-Feb-2023-06.48-PM.jpg)
Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left? Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left?
A conversation with Daniel Denvir about how his podcast became an essential feature of a radical education, the challenges facing leftist organizers, and much more.
Feb 9, 2023 / Back Page / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
![Members of the League of Nations looking over their shoulders during an assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, 1920](http://web.archive.org./web/20231123140824im_/https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-3224934.jpg)
The Long, Bitter History of Globalism The Long, Bitter History of Globalism
A conversation with Tara Zahra about the early-20th-century origins of globalism, how debates over a globalized world have morphed across a century, and her new book, Against the W...
Jan 31, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Was the True Meaning of Capitalism Forgotten? Was the True Meaning of Capitalism Forgotten?
A conversation with historian Michael Sonenscher about the tricky task of defining capitalism and his new book, Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word.
Jan 18, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins