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Democracy

Liberalism Against Itself and the Return of the Cold War

An interview with Samuel Moyn

April 24, 2024 • by Julian Nicolai Hofmann and Samuel Moyn

Samuel Moyn annd Julian Nicolai Hofmann explore the resurgence of Cold War liberalism amid global crises. Through historical analysis, Moyn examines liberalism's evolution, highlighting its transformation and proposing a revival of its progressive elements for the future....

Liberalism Against Itself and the Return of the Cold War

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Exploring Immigrant Experiences

Annell López on the deeply personal origins of her short stories

April 18, 2024 • by Annell López and Rupal Rao

Annell López on the deeply personal origins of her short story collection, I'll Give You a Reason...

Indigenous Peoples

Belonging as Poetry in New Narratives on the Peopling of America

A new book reshapes how we talk about immigration

April 3, 2024 • by T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Alexandra Délano Alonso and Paloma Griffin

T. Alexander Aleinikoff and Alexandra Délano Alonso chat with Paloma Griffin about challenging conventional stories of immigration in their book NEW NARRATIVES OF THE PEOPLING OF AMERICA....

Belonging as Poetry in <em>New Narratives on the Peopling of America</em>

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Artists Against Colonels

In Shades of Resistance, unexceptional people take exceptional risks

December 5, 2023 • by Joseph Matthews and Evangeline Riddiford Graham

Joseph Matthews and Evangeline Riddiford Graham chat about using fiction to unravel fascism, and why the “regime of the colonels” found the Greek underground counteroffensive of poetry and music so difficult to control....

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Can Philanthropy Be Revolutionary?

A conversation with Amy Schiller about The Price of Humanity

November 29, 2023 • by Amy Schiller and Rachel Sherman

Amy Schiller sits down with Rachel Sherman to talk about how her newest book, The Price of Humanity, seeks to rescue philanthropy....

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Helen Schulman in Conversation about Lucky Dogs

Her latest novel explores the nuances and paradoxes of the #MeToo movement ignited by the Harvey Weinstein case

November 14, 2023 • by Brianna Corley and Helen Schulman

Though Lucky Dogs examines both the #MeToo movement and the nature of civil war (between women, between cultures), Schulman is quick to add that Lucky Dogs is also meant to be funny—as in fact the author is herself....

Helen Schulman in Conversation about <em>Lucky Dogs</em>

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Excavating Diverse Masculinities with Manuel Betancourt

The film critic reflects on his childhood obsessions with animated heartthrobs, queer-coded villains, and Pedro Almodóvar’s violent men in his first essay collection, The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men

June 5, 2023 • by Manuel Betancourt and Madeleine Janz

When journalist Manuel Betancourt started writing his new essay collection it was simply about the writer’s early fixations, from Disney’s 1997 depiction of Hercules to Mario Lopez’s performance of A. C. Slater in Saved by the Bell. As he continued writing, it became obvious to Betancourt that he was hyper-focused ...

Excavating Diverse Masculinities with Manuel Betancourt

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When the World Abandoned the Cambodian Refugees

An interview with author James Taing about his father’s escape from the Cambodian genocide

March 22, 2023 • by Tobias Lentz and James Taing

I think in today's world where everyone has an immigration problem, we need to make sure we are not repeating the same mistakes....

When the World Abandoned the Cambodian Refugees

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Understanding Sovereign Lending

An interview with Quentin Bruneau on his new book, States and the Masters of Capital

March 1, 2023 • by Quentin Bruneau and Zoe Cole

While we can quibble about what sovereignty means as social scientists, the international system is almost exclusively populated by sovereign states—and I wanted to understand how lending to such entities functions....

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Poetry, Cocktails, and Faith

A conversation with poet Mashnun Munir

February 27, 2023 • by Shaiful Alam and Mashnun Munir

An interview with Mashnun Munir about his debut book Headspun and his experience of growing up in a low-income Muslim community in Orlando....

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Globalization’s Discontent

How a Financial Times journalist became a prominent critic of globalization

February 22, 2023 • by Rana Foroohar and Ben Kodres-O'Brien

In my interview with Rana Foroohar, we discuss her childhood and professional trajectory, and discover how she came to formulate the ideas that comprise her economic vision...

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“A Terrible Time”

A conversation with Camilla Fitzsimons about the ongoing global fight for abortion rights

February 6, 2023 • by Amalie Thieden and Camilla Fitzsimons

When I was campaigning to repeal the Eighth Amendment in 2018, many older people were very, very, very welcoming of the referendum; they had somebody in their family who had had to travel abroad to get an abortion, or they had experienced or known women who felt they’d had too ...