Portside

Born in the Mon Valley, Bonosky transformed from a devout Catholic into a committed Communist writer, chronicling the struggles of working-class immigrants.

Behind South Korea’s economic growth, there’s a system that grinds workers to the bone at every stage of the life cycle, from high school students to retirees. The film Next Sohee dramatizes the impact of that system to devastating effect.

Nutrition policy expert Marion Nestle's new book, What to Eat Now, is a field guide for the supermarket of 2025.

Kathryn Bigelow’s new film, A House of Dynamite, captures the horror and insanity of nuclear war. But by portraying the US atomic arsenal as an inheritance from the past rather than a product of our own time, it lets our political leaders off

As a reader of Portside, you know it’s been a rollercoaster year. While many economic, legal and academic elites rushed to capitulate to a wannabe dictator, millions of people resisted the lawless grab for absolute power -Here's how you can help.

Poet Lee Rossi invites us into a nightmare, which bears uncanny resemblance to our reality.

Malinowitz’s "Selling Israel" provides both the hard facts and historical background necessary to contest Zionism as the best and only way to combat hatred of Jews.

François Ozon’s handling of classic novel draws both praise and criticism, including from the author’s daughter

Using nutritious, local ingredients in a prison setting to cook food from scratch is far from the norm. MVRCF is one of a handful of correctional facilities throughout the country serving fresh food crafted from area products.

Will AI take all our jobs? Prevent all crimes from being committed? Or finally develop skills beyond that of a trainee copywriter? Here are television’s finest depictions of our imminent future…