Applying a New Foundation, Geopolitically
What the spread of East Asia’s beauty trends reveals about the region’s soft power influence.
Egypt’s Season of Starlets
In the 1940s and 1950s, all of Egypt was transfixed by the divas of its rising film and radio industries
Beyond Ethnostatism
The Austro-Marxists’ solution to “class vs. identity” was a politics of cultural autonomy
The March of the Breeders
In Bulgaria, Sofia Pride is under siege from domestic reactionaries and DOGE cuts alike – but they’re fighting back
A Political History of the NFL Jersey
The evolution of the professional football jersey tracks that of racial capitalism, technology, and empire
Between Flood and Famine
In Mozambique, the green transition comes up against corruption and imperialism
Contra Contra
What does it mean to actually want power?
Capitalism Storms the Heavens
The coming decades will see the rise of new space industries – and new labor issues
Essequibo, or the Persistence of El Dorado
The origins and meaning of the conflict involving Venezuela and Guyana
