Great Symbols Enacted the Age!
A new collected volume tries to finally make Delmore Schwartz’s oeuvre whole. To read it is to enter his world of symbols and subways, grand ideas and sacred genealogies.
Spring 2025
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Apocalypse Chow
Introducing a new food column by Arun Gupta.
Belabored: Child Labor, Child Strikes, with Jack Hodgson
Recent news reports have revealed that child labor is not just a historical relic in the United States—and some politicians want to undermine existing regulations, claiming that less oversight is good for business.
Nurses End Strike in New York
After a three-day strike, the New York State Nurses Association announced it had reached tentative agreements with two hospitals that will strengthen safe staffing standards.
Belabored: Essential Workers in Crisis, with Elizabeth Lalasz and Jia Lee
Healthcare and education have been at the center of pandemic labor struggles. Two rank-and-file leaders from these fields join the podcast for a live episode.
The Age of Housing Austerity
A raft of laws at the state level has given tenants new tools to fight eviction. But when it comes to the broader housing crisis, most elected leaders have done little more than kick the can down the road.
Know Your Enemy: Twenty Years of Terror, with Spencer Ackerman
National security reporter Spencer Ackerman explains how the War on Terror laid the groundwork for Trump.
Lessons from the Public Power Campaign
This summer, two popular bills to democratize New York’s energy system died in the state legislature. A revived campaign will need both sympathetic legislators and the direct action tactics of social movements.
Know Your Enemy: Living at the End of Our World, with Daniel Sherrell and Dorothy Fortenberry
What does it feel like to imagine the future as climate catastrophe looms?
Know Your Enemy: Buckley for Mayor, with Sam Tanenhaus
William F. Buckley Jr. biographer Sam Tanenhaus digs into the National Review founder’s 1965 run for mayor of New York City.
Anxious at the Nail Salon
As infections from the Delta variant rise, so do concerns among nail salon workers about customers who do not wear masks.
The Tom Cat Bakers’ Long Fight for Justice
The end of the Trump administration and the start of the post-pandemic economic recovery have brought a little optimism to immigrant workers. But many are still struggling to secure their rights and just compensation.
Relief for Cab Drivers
For many taxi drivers in New York City, their livelihood has become a form of debt bondage. They feel that the city and its bankers have swindled them, and they’re demanding relief.
The MMT Trap: A Response to Daniel Wortel-London
Rather than bypassing the problem of power by putting our faith in MMT’s printing press, we need a strategy to rebuild the tax state and move toward economic democracy.
Climate Apartheid Is the Coming Police Violence Crisis
Unless we win serious changes now, the worst is yet to come.
