Factory or Forest, Modernity and Climate Change Factory or Forest, Modernity and Climate Change
In India, the pathology of denial about global warming reveals the real crisis at our door—one of imagination.
May 19, 2017 / Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
Letters From the June 5-12, 2017, Issue Letters From the June 5-12, 2017, Issue
A history of colonization… Democracy or disintegration?… Borne back ceaselessly…
May 18, 2017 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3433 Puzzle No. 3433
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Jokester in Alabama is a religious figure (8) 5 One visited a writer, mid-morning, after all-night party (5) 9 Ho…
May 18, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
The Mysticism of Louis Kahn The Mysticism of Louis Kahn
After walking through the buildings he designed, it is impossible to imagine a world without them.
May 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Paul Goldberger
Can Engineers Change Silicon Valley’s Political Agenda? Can Engineers Change Silicon Valley’s Political Agenda?
An interview with Maciej Cegłowski from Tech Solidarity.
May 17, 2017 / Ben Tarnoff
To the Republic, for Which It Stands To the Republic, for Which It Stands
The broad Trumpian vow to “Make America Great Again” chimed in near-perfect unison with the cultural offensives of the Christian right.
May 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
The Senate Must Demand an Independent Special Prosecutor The Senate Must Demand an Independent Special Prosecutor
Just as in Watergate, Comey’s firing requires political courage from members of Congress.
May 16, 2017 / Elizabeth Holtzman
Doesn’t Every Political Resistance Need a Soundtrack? Doesn’t Every Political Resistance Need a Soundtrack?
In their efforts to protest Trump’s ascension as soon as possible, more than one artist has recast an existing song with lyrics applicable to the current crisis.
May 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
The Unbelievable Man-Baby Fires Comey! The Unbelievable Man-Baby Fires Comey!
Just like on his old TV show…
May 16, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
The Real Reason We Forgot About Mosul The Real Reason We Forgot About Mosul
The Iraqi city has been devastated by years of conflict—with no plan to rebuild in sight.
May 15, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt