Snapshot: Jakelin Caal Maquin Snapshot: Jakelin Caal Maquin
Jakelin Caal Maquin, a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl, died two days after she was taken into US Border Patrol custody. According to the United Nations, migrant deaths have increased u…
Dec 21, 2018 / the Caal Family
Popular Resistance Against Authoritarian Rule Is Growing in Congo Popular Resistance Against Authoritarian Rule Is Growing in Congo
Joseph Kabila’s hold on power has been buttressed by crooked investors from the wealthy nations.
Dec 21, 2018 / James North
American Ships Are Sending the Wrong Message Overseas American Ships Are Sending the Wrong Message Overseas
US military ships were once a symbol of aid and relief; now, many of them serve a far grimmer purpose.
Dec 20, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg
The ‘Story of the Year’ at the Collision of Sports and Politics: The Woman Who Defeated a Cartel The ‘Story of the Year’ at the Collision of Sports and Politics: The Woman Who Defeated a Cartel
Rachael Denhollander showed that the power of her truth was stronger than USA Gymnastics.
Dec 20, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen
Major political breakthroughs provide an opportunity to rein in the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. But progress is fragile.
Dec 20, 2018 / Chris Gelardi
Who’s Leading the Next Unionization Charge? That’s Right: Florida. Who’s Leading the Next Unionization Charge? That’s Right: Florida.
The Service Employees International Union is poised to represent half of all adjunct faculty in the “right to work” state’s public-school system.
Dec 20, 2018 / StudentNation / Jake Bittle
What the Parrot Said What the Parrot Said
My friend tells me his uncle the sailor died and left him a parrot that nobody else would take because the bird was so profane, and not long after, my friend threw a party at his h…
Dec 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David Kirby
The Microscopes The Microscopes
Heavy and expensive, hard and black With bits of chrome, they looked Like baby cannons, the real children of war, and I Hated them for that, for what our teacher said They could do…
Dec 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jericho Brown
Farewell, Ryan Zinke Farewell, Ryan Zinke
We bid adieu to Ryan Zinke. Though he may well avoid the clink, he Had ethics lapses hardly dinky. They leave that swamp aroma–stinky.
Dec 20, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin