Reckoning With the Man Who Sold Architecture to the Masses Reckoning With the Man Who Sold Architecture to the Masses
A new biography explores how Philip Johnson’s career transformed architecture into the celebrity-obsessed and market-driven field it’s become.
Jan 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wagner
Lord of the Golem Lord of the Golem
Mitch McConnell serves his master.
Jan 29, 2019 / OppArt / Ivan Ehlers
Bret Stephens, the ‘Times,’ and Fearmongering Over Venezuela Bret Stephens, the ‘Times,’ and Fearmongering Over Venezuela
Columnist Stephens and others on the right are worried about the growing popularity of socialism. Their panicked response? “But Venezuela!”
Jan 29, 2019 / Greg Grandin
Trump Killed Satire Trump Killed Satire
What’s a comic artist to do in these times?
Jan 29, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris
After eight years of Obama’s winks and nods, the code-switching playbook has been played out.
Jan 28, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman
Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life
The 2020 presidential candidate has faced down creepy gossip about a past relationship for 20 years. It should stop—now.
Jan 28, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation With Katrina vanden Heuvel
At 92Y, Cohen argues that our new Cold War with Russia is even more dangerous than the first one, and that Russiagate is only exacerbating the problem.
Jan 28, 2019 / The Nation
The Endless Cost of Washington’s Lost Wars The Endless Cost of Washington’s Lost Wars
American forces are engaged in an open-ended war on terror in 80 countries, costing nearly $6 trillion since 2001
Jan 28, 2019 / William J. Astore
The Climate Kids Are Coming The Climate Kids Are Coming
With a Green New Deal and Student Strikes For Climate, will young people save us yet?
Jan 28, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard
Remembering Ramona Ripston, the ACLU Leader Who Reimagined Civil Liberties Remembering Ramona Ripston, the ACLU Leader Who Reimagined Civil Liberties
The executive director of the ACLU of Southern California for more than 40 years passed away in November at the age of 91.
Jan 28, 2019 / Danny Goldberg