Suzan-Lori Parks Dares to Get Into Your Head Suzan-Lori Parks Dares to Get Into Your Head
In her recent play White Noise and a new film adaptation of Native Son, Parks probes the terrible truths of the American imagination.
May 28, 2019 / Alisa Solomon
Women’s Lives at Stake Women’s Lives at Stake
The abortion ban takes us backward.
May 28, 2019 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
How Democrats Should Respond to the GOP’s Red-Baiting How Democrats Should Respond to the GOP’s Red-Baiting
Remind them that many of the most popular US programs were once called “socialist.”
May 28, 2019 / Peter Dreier
Addiction Kills Addiction Kills
America’s attachment to guns: till death us do part.
May 27, 2019 / OppArt / Anthony Freda
Socialism Is More Popular Than Donald Trump Socialism Is More Popular Than Donald Trump
The president is campaigning against socialism. New polling suggests he is failing.
May 24, 2019 / John Nichols
LeBron James’s Partnership With Walmart Sparks Criticism LeBron James’s Partnership With Walmart Sparks Criticism
The basketball superstar is trying to fight food insecurity alongside a corporation that aggravates that very problem.
May 24, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Werner Herzog’s Curious Love Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev Werner Herzog’s Curious Love Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev
In Herzog’s latest film, Meeting Gorbachev, we end up learning a lot more about the director than about his subject.
May 24, 2019 / Elena Goukassian
Trump’s Tweets Trample Truth Trump’s Tweets Trample Truth
Everyday lies, lies, and more lies.
May 24, 2019 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
On the Passing of Former WWE ‘Diva’ and Whistle-Blower Ashley Massaro On the Passing of Former WWE ‘Diva’ and Whistle-Blower Ashley Massaro
She will be remembered for her courageous truth-telling.
May 23, 2019 / Dave Zirin
For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace
Hundreds of human-rights defenders have been killed since the accords. And Afro-Colombians like Goldman Environmental Prize–winner Francia Márquez are a particular target.
May 23, 2019 / Roosbelinda Cárdenas