Issue section: Culture
Nedjib Sidi Moussa analyzes contrasting reception of Richard Wright’s work in the French left, including criticism among the Communists and support among the Socialists.
Jonas Marvin reviews Alexander Billet’s book “Shake the City,” which explores the role of music in social movements.
A discussion of Victor Serge’s novels and how literature can enrich revolutionary socialist politics.
An interview with the political singer-songwriter whose anti-Trump song got over 100 million views on social media.
What Melville crafted might paradoxically be called a gothic humanism. While probing the depths of human depravity with lyricism and wit, Melville’s fiction directly confronted slavery and capitalism.
