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Ringo's "Peace and Love" and the Problem of the Empty Signifier
Ringo Starr just wants "peace and love." What could possibly be wrong with that?
Jul 12
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Review: Not Enough Fight
'Fight' by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes offers a gripping account of the 2024 presidential election, placing blame on both Biden and Harris for…
Jul 2
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June 2025
The Dangers of TACO
Trump Always Chickens Out, or TACO, was a playful way of criticizing Trump's early second-term policies. But goading Trump into taking a firmer stance…
Jun 23
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April 2025
Shock and Subordination: The First 100 Days of Trump 2.0
Trump's desire for power seems limitless. But people are beginning to wake up to the real-world consequences of his policies.
Apr 29
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Shock and Subordination: The First 100 Days of Trump 2.0
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Trump’s Nordic Encounter
The Global South knows what US imperialism means. The Nordic countries are beginning to catch on.
Apr 17
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Between MAGA and a Hard Place
Two books—one on Steve Bannon and the global far right, the other on life at a Chinese university—reveal a world increasingly riven by competing…
Apr 11
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The Great American Decoupling
Under Trump 2.0, the U.S. is decoupling from the world—and the world from it. Both are worse off for it.
Apr 8
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What’s the Matter with Kentucky?
Are Trumpists found—or made? A ground-level report from eastern Kentucky only tells half the story.
Apr 2
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March 2025
The AI Hype Bubble
And its cognitive, social, and financial risks.
Mar 25
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The Courts and the Street
Judges can serve as critical bulwarks against an authoritarian turn. But in the end, only grassroots organizing and a mass popular movement can truly…
Mar 17
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Technofeudalism and Telecoms
Taking a closer look at two books—Yanis Varoufakis's 'Technofeudalism' and Eva Dou's 'House of Huawei'—reveals the deep entanglement of technology and…
Mar 7
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February 2025
The Specter of Inflation
The far right has weaponized inflation. We should critically examine how nationalist movements activate and manipulate ideas about economic hardship for…
Feb 24
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