How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful? How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful?
Police unions are on the defensive for perhaps the first time since their formation. It’s been a long time coming.
Jul 2, 2020 / Ross Barkan
Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma
The recent increase in the representation and prominence of Black voices amid the nation’s racial uprising is bittersweet—and limiting.
Jul 2, 2020 / Ernest Owens
What Are Art Galleries For? What Are Art Galleries For?
Three artists on the future of the gallery system after Covid-19.
Jul 1, 2020 / Barry Schwabsky
Silver Linings on a River Silver Linings on a River
Scenes from a pandemic: 14
Jul 1, 2020 / Vasia Markides
Temper, Temper Temper, Temper
With SCOTUS rulings seen as Trump defeats, Trump answered with a burst of angry tweets. At West Point, he prepared to look like Caesar. Instead his ramp walk showed a fragile geeze…
Jun 30, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Past and Future of Latinx Politics The Past and Future of Latinx Politics
Two new books look at the history of Latinx Democrats and Republicans and the role each will play in the future.
Jun 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales
As the Pandemic Rages On, the Right Continues Playing Dumb As the Pandemic Rages On, the Right Continues Playing Dumb
Some people really want “I miss Aunt Jemima” to be the hill they die on.
Jun 30, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Maria Reva’s Mordant and Profound Fiction Maria Reva’s Mordant and Profound Fiction
In her short story collection, Good Citizens Need Not Fear, Reva documents the chaos, joy, and serendipity of life before and after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Jun 29, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson
Run the Jewels’ Wake-up Call Run the Jewels’ Wake-up Call
While other mainstream rappers might create one song or one album dedicated to the unrest, Killer Mike and El-P have carried that torch for six years.
Jun 29, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore
Let’s Stop Putting the Worst Americans on a Pedestal Let’s Stop Putting the Worst Americans on a Pedestal
As statues fall, we should look to the parts of our history worth celebrating.
Jun 25, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt