Take the Country and Run Take the Country and Run
It doesn’t matter what’s on tape or how many whistleblowers come forward if Republicans insist on protecting their own
Nov 13, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
How Should We Remember Imelda Marcos? How Should We Remember Imelda Marcos?
A new documentary looks at how the matriarch of the Philippines’ most infamous political dynasty is rewriting her family’s legacy.
Nov 13, 2019 / Rebecca Liu
The Firing of Don Cherry Marks the End of an Era The Firing of Don Cherry Marks the End of an Era
The pugnaciously prejudiced hockey host, and one of the most iconic media personalities in Canada, finally took it a step too far.
Nov 12, 2019 / Dave Zirin
The Transformation of William Barr The Transformation of William Barr
His past, they said, was proof that he Would be a pretty straight AG. But, going down a different road, he Became Trump’s most corrupted toady. The words that he forgot are these:…
Nov 12, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
David Maraniss’s Tale of Hope and Misfortune in Postwar America David Maraniss’s Tale of Hope and Misfortune in Postwar America
In A Good American Family, the journalist and editor examines his father and mother’s youthful idealism and the bitter years of McCarthyism that followed.
Nov 12, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich
‘The Inheritance’ Takes E.M. Forster Out of the Closet ‘The Inheritance’ Takes E.M. Forster Out of the Closet
Bringing Howards End into today’s gay Manhattan, playwright Matthew Lopez shows that “Only Connect” is still a radical message.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Darryl Pinckney
Kurt Vonnegut on Making a Living as a Writer Kurt Vonnegut on Making a Living as a Writer
You probably won’t have to endure the downsides of fame and fortune. But you can emulate the upsides.
Nov 11, 2019 / Kurt Vonnegut and Suzanne McConnell
Who Gets to Be Color-Blind? Who Gets to Be Color-Blind?
Thomas Chatterton Williams argues in his new book that race is something individuals can unlearn. But no matter how socially constructed racial identity may be, our lived experienc...
Nov 11, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Ismail Muhammad
Did the New Deal Need FDR? Did the New Deal Need FDR?
His political evolution points to a different locus of power than the one liberals tend to invoke when discussing the era’s history.
Nov 11, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein