The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Peace Movement The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Peace Movement
An eloquent call to reclaim our history and honor those who resisted the war, from a key architect of the opposition.
Jan 5, 2017 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Wait! The Election’s Not Really Over Wait! The Election’s Not Really Over
We could debate the hypothetical outcomes until the end of time.
Jan 4, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
Why Jack Johnson’s Family Should Refuse Any Exoneration Why Jack Johnson’s Family Should Refuse Any Exoneration
Jack Johnson is too important a historical figure to be used as a prop by right-wing politicians.
Jan 2, 2017 / Dave Zirin
A Catalog of Cadavers A Catalog of Cadavers
Claudia Salazar Jiménez sets out to conjure the experience of atrocity in Peru with her debut novel, Blood of the Dawn. The result is disquieting—though not in the way you’d e...
Dec 30, 2016 / Ratik Asokan
Charles Dickens and the Ghosts of Christmas Present Charles Dickens and the Ghosts of Christmas Present
Our duty as citizens and humans does not end with an electoral disappointment. It begins.
Dec 24, 2016 / John Nichols
Puzzle No. 3418 Puzzle No. 3418
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 and 9 down Part of our answer to Trump: start to bolster need to destroy evil master—it’s about time (5,5,6) 6 Hon…
Dec 22, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Polanyi In Our Times Polanyi In Our Times
What the Austro-Hungarian economic theorist tells us about the upheavals of our age.
Dec 22, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Nikil Saval
Light and Love From Year-End Movies Light and Love From Year-End Movies
Retrieve what you like, during these darkest weeks of a very dark year.
Dec 21, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Ellen Cantor’s Perpetual Revisions Ellen Cantor’s Perpetual Revisions
The artist’s final film tested her belief that love could be stronger than the will to power.
Dec 20, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Why Are We Still Reliving the Nightmarish Death of Emmett Till? Why Are We Still Reliving the Nightmarish Death of Emmett Till?
When I went to Mississippi to cover the trial, I had no idea that the story would become so relevant again more than 60 years later.
Dec 19, 2016 / Dan Wakefield