July/August 2020
Featuring interviews with Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Gregg Bordowitz, Chitra Ganesh, and Jo Smail. Guest Critic Olivier Berggruen: “State of Affairs.”
The “July/August 2020” Issue of the Brooklyn Rail was published on July 9, 2020.
Field Notes
Prelude to a Hot American Summer
– By Jarrod Shanahan and Zhandarka KurtiFor the State, the Best Defense is Sometimes a Deadly Offense
– By Charles Reeve“My son's dreams were cut short”: protests against police brutality go viral in Mexico, the US, and beyond
– By David SchmidtCrowned Plague
– By Phil A. NeelElise Armani with Piotr Szyhalski
Journey to a “People's War”
– By Thomas DaiAmerican Factory
– By Andy BattleBeyond the Green New Deal
– By Max Ajl