The Songs of Canceled Men The Songs of Canceled Men
A new book revisits the lives of artists like James Brown, Elvis Presley, and Frank Sinatra and asks how music criticism can reckon with the lives of immoral artists.
Nov 19, 2019 / Joe Bucciero
Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown
They met, fell in love, and were nearly torn apart in a country where LGBTQ people are increasingly persecuted.
Nov 19, 2019 / Feature / Nicole Einbinder and Gabriela Bhaskar
Ted Chiang’s Sci-Fi Goes Beyond the Promise of Technology Ted Chiang’s Sci-Fi Goes Beyond the Promise of Technology
In his short story collection Exhalation, he builds social worlds where every character and object is deeply intertwined in history and in future possibility.
Nov 19, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse
A Deadly Game of Chicken in Iraq and Lebanon A Deadly Game of Chicken in Iraq and Lebanon
Popular revolts in the Middle East are pitting people against regimes.
Nov 19, 2019 / Thanassis Cambanis
We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality
A surging egalitarian current is shifting the Democratic Party’s policy mainstream—so we asked the presidential candidates about it.
Nov 19, 2019 / Feature / Sam Pizzigati
Colin Kaepernick Refused to Bend to Roger Goodell’s Will Colin Kaepernick Refused to Bend to Roger Goodell’s Will
The quarterback remade the NFL’s hastily called league-wide tryout and demanded transparency.
Nov 18, 2019 / Dave Zirin
The Pentagon Is Not Ready to Face Our Biggest National Security Threat The Pentagon Is Not Ready to Face Our Biggest National Security Threat
Our military’s obsession with Russia and China is proving to be dangerously distracting in the face of accelerating climate change.
Nov 18, 2019 / Michael T. Klare
Bolivia’s Coup Is Still Happening Bolivia’s Coup Is Still Happening
Everything you wanted to know about Bolivian politics, but were afraid to ask.
Nov 18, 2019 / Zeeshan Aleem
Jeffrey Epstein Isn’t Going Away Jeffrey Epstein Isn’t Going Away
In the absence of a full reckoning, conspiracy theories about Epstein fester and allow the far right to exploit the popular mistrust of elites.
Nov 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Can ‘Climate Sanctions’ Save the Planet? Can ‘Climate Sanctions’ Save the Planet?
Economic pressure can be a force for environmental good—if it targets companies, not countries.
Nov 18, 2019 / Nicholas Mulder