An Interview with Vivian Gornick
The celebrated feminist writer Vivian Gornick discusses her new work with her Verso editor, Jessie Kindig.
Is Sexual Desire a Biological Drive?
Are we making women's interest in sex less, well, sexual?
Women, Fear, and Cities
We may not know exactly what a safe city looks like, but we know that it won’t rely on the police.
Catching History: Vigils, Riots and the Right to Protest
Connections between patriarchy, policing, and the failures of representational politics were brought into sharp focus last weekend by police violence at the vigil for Sarah Everard.
The Care Crisis: What Caused It and How Can We End It?
In this episode of the Verso podcast, Emma Dowling discusses her new book with Rachel Holmes.
The Forgotten Legacy of Claudia Jones: a Black Communist Radical Feminist
A forgotten radical, and founder of the Notting Hill Carnival.
Verso Book Club: March, April, May
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Emma Dowling examines the mantras of self-care and what they tell us about our anxieties
Endless commodification, where problems and their solutions pop up on an ever-accelerating conveyor belt of lotions and potions, does little to tackle the underlying problems.
Defining the Patriarchal
In an excerpt from her new book, Nancy Folbre explains how patriarchy manifests in our political institutions, rights, and laws.
The Paris Commune and the Poetics of Martyrdom
Published to mark the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune, Owen Holland discusses socialist poetics in the time of the Commune.
Alternative Futures of the Paris Commune
Lizzie O'Shea reflects on the revolutionary vision of the Communards, 150 years after the establishment of the Paris Commune.
