It’s a Wonderful Life? It’s a Wonderful Life?
Hope springs eternal!
Oct 2, 2019 / OppArt / Paul Karasik
Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi’s 150th Birthday Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi’s 150th Birthday
Gandhi's lessons of pluralism and peace could serve us well during this time of division and strife, the representative writes.
Oct 2, 2019 / Rep. Ro Khanna
Harvard’s Thrilling—and Pyrrhic—Affirmative Action Victory Harvard’s Thrilling—and Pyrrhic—Affirmative Action Victory
Judge Allison Burroughs’s ruling is a sublime defense of affirmative action. It also erases the legitimate concerns of Asian American students.
Oct 2, 2019 / Elie Mystal
How Can the Novel Represent Sexual Abuse Honestly? How Can the Novel Represent Sexual Abuse Honestly?
Looking at a string of scandals at a performing-arts high school, Susan Choi’s Trust Exercise grapples with trauma like few novels this year.
Oct 2, 2019 / Erin Schwartz
Hong Kong’s Lost Generation Hong Kong’s Lost Generation
What does it mean to grow up fighting a superpower?
Oct 2, 2019 / Benjamin Haas
Our Arms Race Is Never-Ending Our Arms Race Is Never-Ending
Hypersonic missiles are the latest entrant to our doomsday logic.
Oct 1, 2019 / Rajan Menon
Shock, Fun, and Feminist Rage Shock, Fun, and Feminist Rage
As second wave feminism passes into history and a new wave builds, is the world finally ready for Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen?
Oct 1, 2019 / Alix Kates Shulman
Bolivia’s Remarkable Socialist Success Story Bolivia’s Remarkable Socialist Success Story
Oct 1, 2019 / Zeeshan Aleem
What the Godfather of Modern Whistle-Blowing Can Teach Us Now What the Godfather of Modern Whistle-Blowing Can Teach Us Now
As we face two “existential crises,” Daniel Ellsberg’s archives are finally being opened.
Oct 1, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Courts Are Fighting Back Against Trump’s Brutal Immigration Policies The Courts Are Fighting Back Against Trump’s Brutal Immigration Policies
Federal judges just issued rulings protecting immigrant children, slowing fast-track deportations, and restricting ICE detention orders.
Oct 1, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky