Marcus Raskin, an Activist Heart and Soul Marcus Raskin, an Activist Heart and Soul
He was a man at ease in his own skin, though not in the world, which he constantly sought to change for the better.
Jan 15, 2018 / The Nation
What Moira Donegan Did for Young Women Writers What Moira Donegan Did for Young Women Writers
Young women writers who want to make their voices heard will follow her example in the years to come.
Jan 12, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld
Poverty Is Eliminated! Poverty Is Eliminated!
You can’t really be poor unless you literally have nothing.
Jan 11, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
Trump as Genius Trump as Genius
Another genius has been named. It’s Donald Trump (he’s self-proclaimed)— So smart he can explain, we hope, Why all his aides call him a dope.
Jan 11, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Puzzle No. 3453 Puzzle No. 3453
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Nine-dimensional fantasy? (7) 5 In reference to a travel requirement, credit card has no backing (3-1-3) 9 Sticky…
Jan 11, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Paul Kingsnorth’s England Paul Kingsnorth’s England
In two new novels and a recent collection of essays, the English environmentalist and activist captures a country coming apart.
Jan 11, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Christopher de Bellaigue
The Precarious Generation The Precarious Generation
It’s not the kids these days that we need to worry about, but the world their parents helped build.
Jan 10, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones
The Lefty Critique of #TimesUp Is Tired and Self-Defeating The Lefty Critique of #TimesUp Is Tired and Self-Defeating
This was an action organized by and for women of color activists that reached millions. What’s wrong with that?
Jan 9, 2018 / Rinku Sen
French Secularism Is in Crisis. What Does That Mean for Muslim Youth? French Secularism Is in Crisis. What Does That Mean for Muslim Youth?
Three years after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, students in the banlieues debate secularism and the state.
Jan 8, 2018 / Karina Piser
Between What Is and What Could Be Between What Is and What Could Be
A bold exhibit delivers the message that there can be much power in the decision, and autonomy in the will, to be an abstract artist in America.
Jan 8, 2018 / Erica Rawles