Major social upheavals are typically accompanied by similar upheavals in the dominant ideas in society. This is as true of science as of other ideological spheres. The English Revolution of 1642–49, a key event in the transition from feudalism to capitalism, was...
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The Trump-Era Gender Wars, Brought to You By Neoliberalism
We’re seeing an alarming revival of archaic gender role ideas, from the manosphere’s remasculinization crusade to trad wives’ rejection of public life. Veteran historian of gender roles Stephanie Coontz explains the moment’s deep economic undercurrents. Nearly...
Using Protected Identity to Suppress History
Legislation on protected identities is supposed to foster good intercommunal relations. When it’s used to protect Zionism, it means shielding a 19th-century nationalist ideology from criticism as if it were an innate characteristic of all Jews. University...
Why Gen Z Loves to Invest
Raised amid wage stagnation and soaring markets, Gen Z invests more than prior generations. Yet rising inequality means that, despite their efforts, most are unlikely to close the wealth gap with their more affluent peers. Retail investment has become more readily...
Is Cormac McCarthy “Based”?
Legendary novelist Cormac McCarthy is often hailed by the Right as one of its own. The truth is more complicated. Incest, cannibalism, necrophilia, murder, and war on a metaphysical level are often-favored Cormac McCarthy topics. (David Styles / Wikimedia Commons) If...
Colonialization Through Dehydration in Palestine
Israel’s extreme rationing of water to the Palestinian people is central to its larger project of control, domination, and ethnic cleansing. (Rizek Abdeljawad / Xinhua via Getty Images) Each stage of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza highlights a new atrocity,...
Nicola Sturgeon’s Memoir Mainly Reveals Her Own Emptiness
In spring 2023, Nicola Sturgeon resigned as first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Two and a half years later, she has resurfaced as a writer, with a political memoir titled Frankly. Unfortunately, Sturgeon isn’t very good at...
DC Deserves Statehood
Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington’s police force this week is adding insult to the injury of the United States’ long denial of equal political standing to the capital’s residents. Washington, DC, Metro Police officers and FBI agents walk down Florida Ave between...
The CIA Trained Fulgencio Batista’s Torturers in Cuba
Fulgencio Batista’s Bureau for the Repression of Communist Activities had a blood-spattered record of torture and political killings before the 1959 revolution. Declassified files show how the CIA nurtured the bureau and its repressive techniques. Cuban dictator...
Socialist Kelsea Bond Is Running for Atlanta City Council
Across the country, democratic socialists are continuing to build their presence in municipal government. Kelsea Bond is hoping to become the first socialist on Atlanta’s city council. Candidate for Atlanta City Council Kelsea Bond (M) pledges to raise the standard of...
What Trump’s Decertification of Federal Employee Unions Means
The Trump administration moved ahead last week with its plans to void the collective bargaining agreements covering hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The labor movement appears largely quiescent in the face of this historic union busting. The Trump...
Britain’s Fabricated Migrant Crisis
Though small-boat crossings account for a tiny and shrinking share of UK immigration, the Labour Party has made them a central issue, all the while ignoring deeper crises like the slow erosion of the country’s National Health Service. The UK Labour Party is...