What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class? What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class?
Some of the strongest evidence that our country needs structural change, that our problems go much deeper than one white nationalist president, lies in history that is rarely taugh...
Sep 5, 2019 / StudentNation / Abe Asher
Puzzle No. 3508 Puzzle No. 3508
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Republican put off? That’s too bad (11) 7 and 28 Toy weapon suitable for older kids: uranium engulfed in fire (3,3…
Sep 5, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Transfixing and Repellent: Susan Steinberg’s Fictions of Insidious Masculinity Transfixing and Repellent: Susan Steinberg’s Fictions of Insidious Masculinity
Sep 5, 2019 / Kyle Paoletta
Bret Stephens vs. Bedbug-Man Bret Stephens vs. Bedbug-Man
Bedbugs like to hide in small cracks and crevices—but they can’t get into safe spaces.
Sep 4, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
A Blueprint for an Anticapitalist Life A Blueprint for an Anticapitalist Life
In the T Fleischmann’s book-length essay, Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through, they present a theory of identity and community outside the strictures of hegemony.
Sep 4, 2019 / Becca Schuh
Andrew Luck and the NFL’s Looming Crisis of Race and Class Andrew Luck and the NFL’s Looming Crisis of Race and Class
When an affluent, young, white quarterback walks away, it rips the mask off the race and class dynamics of the league.
Sep 3, 2019 / Dave Zirin
The Faith You Can’t See: A Q&A With Lyz Lenz The Faith You Can’t See: A Q&A With Lyz Lenz
In God Land, Lenz explores the evolution of faith in the heartland, revealing contradictions and nuance about religion’s changing place in America.
Sep 3, 2019 / Alex Norcia
What Even Is Spotify? What Even Is Spotify?
Is it a streaming giant? Ad-tech broker? Social network? A new book pulls the curtain behind the mysterious company.
Sep 3, 2019 / Joe Veix
This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World
Zahra Hankir’s anthology Our Women on the Ground elevates vital but often overlooked voices from Morocco to Gaza to Yemen.
Sep 3, 2019 / Sarah Aziza
Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution
The US used to tell the world that strong unions were a bulwark against fascism. We should take our own advice and enshrine the right to organize.
Sep 2, 2019 / John Nichols