Rebecca Solnit
Rebecca Solnit is a San Francisco-based writer, historian and activist. She has written 17 books and is the recipient of many awards, including the Lannan Literary Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is a frequent contributor to TomDispatch and a contributing editor to Harper’s. Learn more about Solnit at her work at http://rebeccasolnit.net.
ALL POSTS BY Rebecca Solnit
December 24, 2014Heartening news about alternative energy and the growth of climate activism exists in the shadow of terrible predictions on climate change.
December 2, 2014The new Vegas with its Paris, New York City and other fantasias marks a shift from a rough populist vision to fantasies of aristocracy and elitism.
June 2, 2014The debate after one man’s killing spree -- and his vow to punish the young women who rejected him -- may prove to be a watershed moment in the history of feminism.
March 11, 2014"Sometimes the right thing to do in ordinary times is exactly the wrong thing to do in extraordinary times."
October 7, 2013When it comes to climate change, there is not paper enough on this planet to properly scale up the story to the right size.
September 17, 2013Those who dismiss these moments because of their flaws need to look harder at the joy and hope that shine out of them and what real changes have, historically, emerged.
