The seasoned criminals of “Cool Machine” adapt to the chaos, striving, and gentrification of the 1980s.

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

John Washington’s How to Close a Camp is a practical guide to opposing ICE and a strong moral argument for action.

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?

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.

In his new book The God Test, Robert Wright proposes that humanity is facing both a singular opportunity and an epochal threat.

In her history of the Jewish Labor Bund, Molly Crabapple tells the story of workers who opposed prejudice, tyranny, and nationalism.

Emily LaBarge was taken hostage with her family on vacation over Christmas 2009. Her memoir acknowledges the gaps in her memory, and the details she won’t share.

The Story of Capital connects the world of the academy and the world of the street protest.

After becoming a parent, Aviv revisited some of her old stories, finding newly revealing details and asking follow-up questions.

Vice President JD Vance has barely been in the Capitol.

Franklin Foer’s bestselling 2004 book helped sell soccer to Americans thanks in part to a defense of globalization.

The Earth Liberation Front grew impatient with legal forms of protest. Then they turned on each other.

Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s radical parents were committed to fighting injustice. But what did they owe their young son?

Space exploration is a rapidly growing industry. But its goal is dominance, not discovery.

The movies, books, paintings, and songs whose impact extended beyond culture to society as a whole

His new book, Communion, sketches out a redemption narrative that is jarringly at odds with his actions.

The early reviews are in, and they’re brutal.

Joseph Osmundson’s “Spawning Season: An Experiment in Queer Parenthood” is an utterly unique contribution to the often predictable genre of infertility and parenting lit.

Musk’s transformation into a hyperactive super-troll reveals essential features of his economic vision.