The Curdled Worldview of Matthew Weiner’s ‘The Romanoffs’ The Curdled Worldview of Matthew Weiner’s ‘The Romanoffs’
The Mad Men creator’s new TV series for Amazon is a flawed and shallow send-up of miserable former aristocrats.
Oct 16, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day? Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day?
The distractions are relentless.
Oct 16, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Walking in Their Footsteps Walking in Their Footsteps
Climate change threatens human extinction. Will we act to save ourselves, or join the dinosaurs?
Oct 16, 2018 / OppArt / Frances Jetter
Noname’s Verbal Acrobatics Noname’s Verbal Acrobatics
Being able to hold many meanings at once—political and personal—is at the heart of her latest album.
Oct 16, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Samantha Schuyler
How to Convince Conservatives That a Scientific Discovery Might Just Kill Us All How to Convince Conservatives That a Scientific Discovery Might Just Kill Us All
Step 1: You can't.
Oct 16, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
Elizabeth Warren Will Not Let Donald Trump Define Her Elizabeth Warren Will Not Let Donald Trump Define Her
And that’s the fundamental point of a powerful video on her heritage.
Oct 15, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Will North Dakota’s Discriminatory Voter-ID Law Cost Democrats the Senate? Will North Dakota’s Discriminatory Voter-ID Law Cost Democrats the Senate?
The Supreme Court has allowed the state to erect unreasonable barriers to voting by Native Americans.
Oct 15, 2018 / John Nichols
How Guantánamo Laid the Groundwork for Kavanaugh’s Confirmation How Guantánamo Laid the Groundwork for Kavanaugh’s Confirmation
The prison’s attempts to adjudicate justice are making their way to the mainland.
Oct 15, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg
Trump’s NAFTA 2.0 Is Just More of the Same Trump’s NAFTA 2.0 Is Just More of the Same
The USMCA’s weaknesses reflect the fundamentally antidemocratic nature of free-trade agreements.
Oct 15, 2018 / Michelle Chen
‘I’ve Been Raising My Fist Every Day for 50 Years’ ‘I’ve Been Raising My Fist Every Day for 50 Years’
On the 50th anniversary of his Olympic medal-stand protest, Dr. John Carlos still believes in the power of resistance.
Oct 15, 2018 / Dave Zirin