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The Dismantling of Black Studies

Jafari Sinclaire Allen The Nation
Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.

Opera in Ragged Times

Larry Wolff The New York Review of Books
Scott Joplin’s luminous musical parable on the evils of ignorance is uncannily attuned to the present moment.

Why Capitalism’s Origins Matter

Arron Reza Merat Jacobin
A new book defends a Marxist theory of the origins of capitalism. Along the way it shows why understanding the transition from feudalism can help us make sense of the present.

La Follette’s Struggle To Oppose World War I

John Nichols The Progressive
In ‘Silencing Fighting Bob,’ Eric T. Chester chronicles the brutal assault on political dissent by the administration of President Woodrow Wilson during the war.

Trump’s Iranian Nightmare

Chris Hedges Scheer Post
Trump’s catastrophic miscalculation in Iran and refusal to accept the inevitability of defeat is pushing us towards a global depression and ensuring the suffering and immiseration of millions.