John Foster / 29 Sep 2023
Political Capitalism and Ideology
The Brenner-Riley Controversy, Part II
Race dominates American politics. From human rights to foreign policy, it permeates everything.(...)
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John Foster / 15 Sep 2023
Factory Floor Forever
Remembering Mario Tronti, Part II
The publication of Mario Tronti’s Workers and Capital in English offers a clearer picture of Italian workerism than had previously been available.(...)
Wieland Hoban / 26 Jul 2023
Faking the Other
German Jewish Realities and Fantasies
According to the Berlin-based Jewish philosopher Susan Neiman, "There is nothing more German than wanting to be Jewish."(...)
John Foster / 21 Jul 2023
The Inhuman Condition
Surviving Artificial Intelligence
You’ve seen it before. It’s a title that screams marketing department, with all the requisite keywords required to stand out at an airport bookstore:(...)
Basilio Korman / 07 Jul 2023
Twilight of a Populist
The End of Silvio Berlusconi
It’s often written that Silvio Berlusconi’s political fortunes lasted almost thirty years, from 1994 to his death in 2023. But this is not true.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 05 Jul 2023
Reliving the Cold War
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny probably won’t make a lasting impression on people not already invested in its titular character.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 28 Jun 2023
Back to the Future
Decisive Pink’s Ticket to Fame
Ticket to Fame, the debut LP by avantpop duo Decisive Pink, isn’t likely to take them far. But the band's refusal to follow the playbook for success gives the record a staying power that hit-minded music rarely achieves.(...)
Josh White / 26 Jun 2023
Animal Drag as Gender Hysteria
Britain’s Tabloids Get Dirty
Kids all over the UK identify as cats, dogs, horses, and sometimes even the moon.
John Foster / 23 Jun 2023
Dystopian Digital Economics
The New Feudalism, Part III
If it sounds twentieth-century, it is. Yet, in 2023, conservatives still complain about communism and, leftists, feudalism.(...)