An independent, ad-free leftist magazine of critical essays, poetry, fiction, and art.

Matthew Byrne is a writer and translator who holds an MA in sociology from the University of California, Riverside. His writing has appeared, or will soon, in Guernica, The Brooklyn Rail, Truthout, and other outlets, and his most recent translation is forthcoming at Gulf Coast.
  • Empire in Rendition

    Empire in Rendition

    Matthew Byrne offers a thoughtful reflection on the history of colonialism and militarism as expressed in three paintings by J.M.W. Turner and John Singer Sargent.