Cultural Criticism Audio & Video

To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has...

We're building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says technosociologist Zeynep Tufecki.

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage has been a fixture on the New York Times best-seller list since its publication....

For thirty-three years Ravi Zacharias has spoken all over the world and in numerous universities, notably Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford University.

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’ new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.

I Am Malala is the memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school.

The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, environmental science, and issues affecting quality of life....

The most important book yet from the author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine, a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core “free market” ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems.

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.