Finland’s Ultranational Pastime
PastimeMeet pesäpallo, a surreal twist on baseball dreamed up by a right-wing, anti-communist Finn.
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The Pantheon of Evil
Reactionary monuments have long been, and remain, part of the American landscape.
Pox Americana
In Hollywood blockbusters, corn-fed Americans tend to save the world from stand-ins for US geopolitical adversaries. Elsewhere, Americans play the bad guys.
Let Freedom Sing
The melody of “The Star-Spangled Banner” came from the anthem of the Anacreontic Society, a gentleman’s club formed by amateur musicians in 18th-century London. Francis Scott Key wasn’t the first to set different lyrics to the tune, and he wouldn’t be the last.
Capitalism made the Second Slavery
The Reckoning, Robin Blackburn’s monumental work of history, offers a sweeping account of the politics behind American slavery’s rise and fall.
Issue 62: Dossier
A little bit of judicial review never hurt anyone.
Issue 62: The Internet Speaks
Dispatches from the greatest revolutionary thinkers of our time.
Issue 62: Letters
Some of our comrades have become dizzy with success.
Disclosure Day Is the Big Fat Spielberg Summer Movie We Need
Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller Disclosure Day is corny and cluttered. But in these dark days, a classic Spielberg summer movie about aliens is just what the doctor ordered.
The Soul of AI and the Future of Humankind
AI evangelists prophesy an evolutionary step forward for humankind. Whatever enthusiasm that vision inspires must be tempered by skepticism and demands for democratic control.