happy mutants 20th Century Men brilliantly flips the Cold War on its head, with superheroes Thom Dunn

Comic Books Exploring the military industrial complex of the Ultimate post-9/11 Avengers comic Thom Dunn

music Reign of Terror's Spencer Ackerman & Ted Leo release new song to benefit abortion funds Thom Dunn

America How the United States re-branded as "America" Thom Dunn

colonialism Inside the effort to save an indigenous Pacific Island language that the US tried to destroy Thom Dunn

books Tears of the Trufflepig is a head-shakingly brilliant novel about contraband animals, Mexico and a labyrinthine conspiracy Elías Villoro

Reframing railroad history Railroads and US Imperialism Elías Villoro

capitalism The failed promises of exporting American-style capitalism Elías Villoro

books The American Empire publishing project Elías Villoro

politics The U.S. has launched 251 military interventions since 1991—and 469 since 1798 Elías Villoro

canada "Little Bird" is a stunning cyberpunk graphic novel about indigenous people in a Canadian dystopia Thom Dunn

dune A 1969 interview with Frank Herbert breaks down DUNE's white savior complex Thom Dunn

guns Gatling guns, balloon corps, and other weapons introduced during the American Civil War Thom Dunn

politics Wakanda removed from official U.S. list of trade partners Rob Beschizza

elections Why Democratic Socialists aren't afraid to call themselves "Socialist" anymore Cory Doctorow

Science Psychology journal editor asked to resign for refusing to review papers unless he can see the data Rob Beschizza

science fiction Mumia Abu Jamal on science fiction, Star Wars, Star Trek and American imperialism Cory Doctorow

science fiction The word "taser" comes from an old racist science fiction novel Cory Doctorow

books Tales of the Gold Monkey, another lost tv treasure Jason Weisberger

Aryans in Arcadia Robert Balkovich