The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains
New laws that effectively criminalize dissent reflect the right’s disgust for politically active citizens.
May 1, 2025 / Zohra Ahmed
Tender, Compassionate, Crushing: The Fiction of Shulamith Firestone Tender, Compassionate, Crushing: The Fiction of Shulamith Firestone
In Airless Spaces, the feminist theorist dramatizes what happens when capitalist alienation makes everybody miserable.
May 1, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Zoe Dubno
The Coming Crisis in Kashmir The Coming Crisis in Kashmir
In the aftermath of an attack that claimed the lives of 26 Indian civilians, Kashmiri locals are afraid of what comes next.
Apr 30, 2025 / Fahad Shah
Trump’s Newest Executive Order “Unleashes” the Cops—and Flirts With Martial Law Trump’s Newest Executive Order “Unleashes” the Cops—and Flirts With Martial Law
The new order effectively allows police to get away with murder. And that’s just the beginning.
Apr 30, 2025 / Elie Mystal
As Trump Goes After Protected Status, Venezuelan Students Are “Terrified” As Trump Goes After Protected Status, Venezuelan Students Are “Terrified”
While those with TPS are safe on paper, the administration’s attempted revocation and ongoing legal battle has left many young immigrants—regardless of status—fearing detainment.
Apr 30, 2025 / StudentNation / Shandra Back
We Can Run the World Without Fossil Fuels We Can Run the World Without Fossil Fuels
By lighting a green lantern in Boston’s Old North Church, environmentalists announce a new global day of action—Sun Day—to celebrate a world that no longer needs fossil fuels.
Apr 30, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard and Bill McKibben
The Bloody Blues of “Sinners” The Bloody Blues of “Sinners”
Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster horror period piece sets out to reinvent the creature feature—for better and for worse.
Apr 30, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse
In Canada’s Anti-Trump Election, Liberals Eke Out a Victory In Canada’s Anti-Trump Election, Liberals Eke Out a Victory
As recently as January 20, it looked like the conservatives were on track for a historic win—but then Trump came to power next door.
Apr 29, 2025 / Jeet Heer