Harvey Weinstein’s Reversal of Fortune Harvey Weinstein’s Reversal of Fortune
Though the movie mogul’s acquittal stunned the New York media, anyone who attended the trial without blinders could have seen it coming.
May 1, 2024 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Why Terry Southern Was “the Most Useful Writer” in America Why Terry Southern Was “the Most Useful Writer” in America
The satirist, Nation critic, Dr. Strangelove cowriter, and “eggheaded prankster” was born exactly 100 years ago, and his work remains as relevant as ever.
May 1, 2024 / Column / Richard Kreitner
Top 12 May Day Songs Top 12 May Day Songs
In tribute to all those planning actions for May Day.
May 1, 2024 / Multimedia / Peter Rothberg
The Only Relationship That Matters in “Challengers” The Only Relationship That Matters in “Challengers”
What truly matters in Luca Guadagnino’s sexed-up tennis thriller is not the love triangle at its center but all the details that surround it.
May 1, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
To Imagine a Better Future, Look to John Rawls To Imagine a Better Future, Look to John Rawls
While we cannot change the world with dreams alone, moral ideas can inspire people to come together and change their societies for the better.
Apr 30, 2024 / Daniel Chandler
Jack Conroy and the Lost Era of Proletarian Literature Jack Conroy and the Lost Era of Proletarian Literature
In the midst of the Depression, Conroy helped encourage a new generation of working-class writers.
Apr 30, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Devin Thomas O’Shea
How the US Media Failed to Tell the Story of the Occupation of Palestine How the US Media Failed to Tell the Story of the Occupation of Palestine
A Q&A with the creators of The Occupation of the American Mind, a documentary analyzing media coverage of the occupation of Palestine.
Apr 26, 2024 / Dave Zirin
Want to Fight Mass Incarceration? Start With Your Local Jail Want to Fight Mass Incarceration? Start With Your Local Jail
A new collection of essays from academics and activists devoted to prison abolition focuses on the quiet but rapid expansion of the carceral system in small towns and municipaliti...
Apr 25, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jarrod Shanahan
Is Comedy Really an Art? Is Comedy Really an Art?
A history of comedy’s last three decades of pop culture dominance argues that it is among the consequential American art forms.
Apr 24, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Ginny Hogan