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Samuel McIlhagga spoke to Tariq Ali about his new essay collection on Afghanistan, the country’s history, and the devastation of the occupation.

Robert Raymond interviews Dr. Devon Price on their book Laziness Does Not Exist, out from Atria Books. How has capitalist ideology constructed and profited from our ideas of productivity and idleness?

Samuel McIlhagga interviews Prof. Timothy Brennan, author of Places of Mind, an intellectual biography of Edward Said, on Said’s life, his Marxism, and the evolution of his advocacy for Palestine.

Steven Monacelli interviews Shane Burley on his new book, Why We Fight: Essays on Fascism, Resistance, and Surviving the Apocalypse, out now from AK Press. 

Brendan O’Connor: I came to writing about the far right during the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in 2016. I was working at Gawker at the time, and there were already people covering the story, so I had to look around for other angles in because I really felt like there’s something very strange going on here.

Shane Burley interviews Vicky Osterweil about her book, which examines the concept of looting and how it takes back power by shifting the context of spaces, material wealth, and community. What does looting mean in an uprising like we’re experiencing, and why has her defense caused such a panic?