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How a Movement-Based Opposition Defeated the First Trump Coup
On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., was attacked by a mob of supporters of President…
Ian Brennan and Gaelynn Lea Talk the Americans with Disabilities Act, 35 Years Later
Plus, Gaelyn’s Music From Macbeth, her forthcoming memoir, and more. By Ian Brennan Talkhouse July 22nd, 2025 Ian Brennan is…
‘Til Death Do Us Part: Murder By Death Plays Final Chicago Shows
By Kyle Decker In the Loop July 18th, 2025 Murder by Death has been a crucial band for me for…
Disability in Library and Information Services
By Nicola Griffith July 16th, 2025 Last month I discovered there’s a new journal in town: Disability in Libraries and…
Jarrod Shanahan discusses Captives with Natasha Lennard for Bookforum
A Season in Hell: Bookforum talks with Jarrod Shanahan about the history of Rikers Island By Natasha Lennard Bookforum August…
Welcome to our solar system, Ammonite!
By Nicola Griffith I imagine many of you have already heard this but just in case you might think I…
New York, the prisoners of the City Time
By Gilles Dauvé DDT21 June 2025 The prison has its mythology. The one we’re going to talk about, Rikers, is…
Environmental Protection Agency Workers Investigated for Defending Its Mission
By Jenny Brown Labor Notes July 10th, 2025 After signing a critical letter to their boss, 139 EPA workers were…
Ian Brennan on Tigray Tears: Siding With the Underdog
By Ian Brennan Afropop June 23rd, 2025 In 2020, war broke out between the Ethiopian/Eritrean federal government and the Tigray…









