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Empire's Racketeers

Wajahat Ali speaks with Pankaj Mishra on the devastating consequences of Western imperialism, globalization, and capitalism and the fate of liberal democracy.

Wajahat Ali, Pankaj Mishra

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Politics

American Extremism Has Always Flowed from the Border

Donald Trump says there is “a crisis of the soul” at the border. He is right, though not in the way he thinks.

Greg Grandin

Politics

Trump’s Foreign Policy Isn’t the Problem

It reflects, like a funhouse mirror, a twisted image of U.S. imperialism.

Jeanne Morefield

Politics, Science & Nature

No Collision

In the face of climate apocalypse, the rich have been devising escape plans. What happens when they opt out of democratic preparation for emergencies?

Bonnie Honig

Politics

Selling Outrage

Yochai Benkler argues that the mainstream media is our best hope for tempering the radical right. 

Yochai Benkler, Deborah Chasman

Politics

Trickle-Down Authoritarianism

Jair Bolsonaro’s presidential victory in Brazil is the latest win for right-wing movements around the globe.

Benjamin H. Bradlow

Politics

This Is Not a Witch Hunt

Trump would do well to remember that it is only a witch hunt if the accusations are untrue.

Jonathan Beecher Field

Politics

The Digital is Political

The political ideas we have held for centuries are ill-equipped to respond to today's challenges.

Clara Hendrickson

Politics

Monarchy of Fear

Watch Martha C. Nussbaum discuss her latest book and where to go next in our moment of political crisis.

Boston Review, Martha C. Nussbaum

Politics

What We Talk About When We Talk About Liberalism

The language of liberal politics is confused. But the predicament faced by Democrats today is not new.

Helena Rosenblatt

Politics

Why Do We Pledge Allegiance?

Few democracies require children to make a daily declaration of fealty to country.

Jack David Eller

Politics

Jews in Britain Are Not Facing an Existential Threat

But it is increasingly difficult to question Israel’s policies without accusations of anti-Semitism.

David R. K. Adler

Philosophy & Religion, Politics

What John Stuart Mill Got Wrong about Freedom of Speech

Fascist politics exploits freedom of speech for authoritarian ends.

Jason Stanley

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