Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America
Social mobility has ground to a halt. Why that’s lousy for American music.
Sep 9, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dolly Parton Was More Than an Icon Dolly Parton Was More Than an Icon
Later in life, she was heralded as a symbol of Americana—complete with her own amusement park. But what will last of her is her body of work.
Sep 1, 2026 / Obituary / Nick Murray
A Rave Novel Rediscovered A Rave Novel Rediscovered
Ann Scott’s “Superstars” captures the last gasp of pre-Internet counterculture.
Jul 28, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Max Pearl
Slavery’s Musical Threads Slavery’s Musical Threads
As ICE violence resurges in the US, the musical history of black Brazil offers lessons in resistance.
Jul 22, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
17 Rappers Have Supported Trump 17 Rappers Have Supported Trump
Is this the biggest blunder in Black history?
Jun 25, 2026 / Ishmael Reed
Sonny Rollins Lived to See Justice for His Wrongly Convicted Father Sonny Rollins Lived to See Justice for His Wrongly Convicted Father
The jazz legend fought for nearly 80 years to clear his father of racially motivated charges.
Jun 10, 2026 / Aidan Levy
Bruce Springsteen Gave Us Exactly What We Need Right Now Bruce Springsteen Gave Us Exactly What We Need Right Now
His just-finished tour was a cleansing, healing experience—and a morale-boosting call to arms for everyone fighting for our democracy.
Jun 2, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Drowning Out the Noise Drowning Out the Noise
How music became the cathartic refuge for my political frustration.
Apr 18, 2026 / Andrew Marzoni
The Intermediate States of Éliane Radigue The Intermediate States of Éliane Radigue
On the life and work of the pathbreaking French composer.
Mar 19, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Nate Wooley
Bad Bunny’s Stunning Redefinition of “America” Bad Bunny’s Stunning Redefinition of “America”
His joyous, internationalist, worker-centered vision was a declaration of war against Trumpism.
Feb 10, 2026 / Greg Grandin