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A steamroller with the front roller depicted as a roll of $100 bills

Why Does the World Put Up With the Dollar?

The global economy depends on the U.S. dollar, even when the U.S. acts erratically.

An episodic image from the Camp Miasma movie showing actresses Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder with blood on their clothes while standing in a grocery store aisle.

Jane Schoenbrun’s Love Letter to Teen Horror

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is gently eerie and filled with longing.

Aaron Regunberg

“Closing a Detention Center Is Rarely a Single Strike. It’s a Siege.”

A protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement heading toward the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas in January 2026

Aaron Regunberg

“Closing a Detention Center Is Rarely a Single Strike. It’s a Siege.”

Books & the Arts

A black and white photo of Jacques Derrida looking over his shoulder, photographed in Ris-Orangis, France, in 1988

Briallen Hopper

The Case for Sticking With French Theory

As a student, Emily Eakin was fascinated by Derrida, Foucault, and their peers but found them incompatible with the real world. Did she give up too soon?

An illustration of the activist Howard Zinn building the frame of a wall that resembles an American flag; with the square window frame using blue wood, and the wall frame using red wood.

Did Howard Zinn Tell Too Simple a Story About American History?

As a new biography makes clear, A People’s History of the United States arose from a life of deep and admirable commitment, but it has many gaps.