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July 12, 2023
Critical Mass
Jasmine Liu
Siddhartha Deb Tackles India’s History Through Science Fiction
A conversation with the author about his novel “The Light At the End of the World,” and catastrophe, conspiracy, and mythmaking in fiction.
June 19, 2023
Critical Mass
Indigo Olivier
“Black History Is an Absolute Necessity.”
A conversation with Colin Kaepernick on Black studies, white supremacy, and capitalism
April 26, 2023
Critical Mass
Daniel Strauss
David Grann’s Guide to Misinformation and Mutiny
“The Wager” is a story of resentment, insurrection, and a battle over the truth. Sound familiar?
April 21, 2023
Critical Mass
Jasmine Liu
On the Road With the Ghost of Ashli Babbitt
Jeff Sharlet saw close up how the far right has used grief and bitterness to grow its ranks.
April 10, 2023
Critical Mass
Indigo Olivier
Today’s Paranoid Right Has Surpassed the John Birch Society
Matthew Dallek’s “Birchers” traces how conspiracy theories went from being a fringe pastime to the right’s defining feature.
March 14, 2023
Critical Mass
Spencer Green
How Consultants Mangle Government
Consulting firms may promise expertise and efficiency, but their effects on public agencies have been disastrous, Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington explain.
March 10, 2023
Critical Mass
Melissa Rodman
The Tyranny of the Clock
Jenny Odell wants us to forget hours, minutes, and seconds and live with a different sense of time.
March 1, 2023
Critical Mass
Melissa Rodman
“I Don’t Find Her So Very Outspoken”: How Zadie Smith Took On the Wife of Bath
A conversation with Zadie Smith about her new play, “The Wife of Willesden,” adapting Chaucer, her early influences, and making art in a pandemic
February 16, 2023
Critical Mass
Jack McCordick
Martha Nussbaum’s Case for Animal Rights
What would it mean to treat other living creatures fairly?
December 21, 2022
Critical Mass
Katie Herchenroeder
What Judith Butler Learned From the Pandemic
Their new book, “What World Is This?” examines human connection, vulnerability, and grief.
November 7, 2022
Critical Mass
Spencer Green
Medicare for All Is Not Enough
Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant make the case for health care revolution.
November 4, 2022
Critical Mass
Jack McCordick
A Reset in American Politics Is Coming
Timothy Shenk studies how political leaders build popular majorities. He warns that the next big realignment could be led by the right.
October 20, 2022
Critical Mass
Indigo Olivier
“Cannibal Capitalism” Is Eroding Society’s Basic Structures
Nancy Fraser talks about work, debt, and a breakdown of shared meaning.
September 20, 2022
Critical Mass
Jack McCordick
Trump’s Lawyers Have Some Explaining to Do
The law firm Jones Day was crucial to Trump’s presidency. How much responsibility does the firm bear for his legacy?
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