Verso Review by Brian Tanguay Catherine Liu doesn’t write like your typical academic. This is what I noticed first about her latest book, Traumatized, a slender volume that delivers in…
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Washington Is Burning: Corruption and Lies in the Age of Trump by Andrew Cockburn
Verso Review by Brian Tanguay Andrew Cockburn opens this timely collection by recounting the exploits of his distinguished relative, Admiral Sir George Cockburn of the Royal Navy, during the War…
The Story of Capital: What Everyone Should Know About How Capital Works by David Harvey
Verso Review by Brian Tanguay David Harvey has been writing about, interpreting and teaching Karl Marx for decades. In The Story of Capital he ambitiously attempts to explain Marx’s key…
Repetition: A Novel by Vigdis Hjorth, Translated by Charlotte Barslund
Verso Review by Brian Tanguay It’s late November in Norway and the days are cold and short. A woman and her dog occupy a small cabin in a remote, forested…
Gaza: The Story of a Genocide Edited by Fatima Bhutto and Sonia Faleiro
Verso Review by Brian Tanguay A recent joint investigation by The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Local Call, revealed that civilians account for 83 percent of the death toll in Gaza.…
The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet by Brett Christophers
Verso Review by Brian Tanguay An item in the Harper’s Index in the June 2024 issue of the magazine notes that corporate broadcast news coverage about climate change decreased by…
Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State by Samuel Stein
Verso Review by Brian Tanguay Many years ago I wrote a letter to my county supervisor protesting the proposed development of an avocado orchard near where my in-laws lived. I…