High Standards
The Commission for New and Old Art.
21 January 2026
The Commission for New and Old Art.
On the protests in Iran.
On the new Marxism.
On Philippe Aghion.
Trump’s ‘peace plan’.
The campaign against Venezuela.
On Thomas Pynchon.
‘Urchin’ and ‘Smashing Machine’.
Grain silos and data centres.
On civil society.
Nepal’s revolt and its aftermath.
Elections in Moldova.
On Sarkozy’s conviction.
Among the dock workers.
Gaza and censorship.
On Rachel Cusk.
Fredric Jameson (1934-2024).
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