populism

Dubravka Ugrešić Bites the Hand That Muzzles Women

Dubravka Ugrešić Bites the Hand That Muzzles Women

In the grimly funny collection of conversations in Muzzle for Witches, Dubravka Ugrešić bites the hand that muzzles women.

Pop, Populism, and Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.”

Pop, Populism, and Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.”

The contradictions in Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” makes it ripe for co-opting for Republican political campaigns from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump.

Vuillard’s ‘The War of the Poor’ and Historical Storytelling

Vuillard’s ‘The War of the Poor’ and Historical Storytelling

Éric Vuillard's engaging The War of the Poor takes a literary approach that is more art than history, but that is a wonderful way to convey important historical events and their long reach into our troubled times.

Opportunity in Crises: On Chantal Mouffe’s ‘For a Left Populism’

Opportunity in Crises: On Chantal Mouffe’s ‘For a Left Populism’

By adopting a populist strategy, the left could finally overcome neoliberalism, replacing it with a deeper, kinder and more radical form of democracy, Mouffe argues.

‘Grand Theft Auto V’: A Populist Revenge Fantasy

‘Grand Theft Auto V’: A Populist Revenge Fantasy

The final boss of Grand Theft Auto V is Mitt Romney's 1%.

Bruce Springsteen Shouts at the Hard of Hearing

Stand-Up! America’s Dissenting Tradition: Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce