Dana Schutz’s Right to Make Art Dana Schutz’s Right to Make Art
The controversy over “Open Casket” forces us to reconsider whether an artist’s identity matters.
Apr 6, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Puzzle No. 3430 Puzzle No. 3430
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Where we constructed this puzzle, avoiding all the 22, and listening to choice cut (6) 4 Characters running west i…
Apr 6, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Teach-Ins Helped Galvanize Student Activism in the 1960s. They Can Do So Again Today. Teach-Ins Helped Galvanize Student Activism in the 1960s. They Can Do So Again Today.
Then as now, the origin of a national political movement was in the initially obscure actions of ordinary individuals.
Apr 6, 2017 / Marshall Sahlins
You Are Now Paying Internet Companies to Sell Your Browsing History to Advertisers You Are Now Paying Internet Companies to Sell Your Browsing History to Advertisers
Thanks, Trump!
Apr 6, 2017 / Sarah Leonard
Is Our Common Humanity a Discovery or an Invention? Is Our Common Humanity a Discovery or an Invention?
A new book offers a panoramic view of how we came to recognize each other as equals.
Apr 6, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Michael Walzer
The Illusions of Disillusion The Illusions of Disillusion
Marine Le Pen is running on resentment, but is it enough to win her the French presidency?
Apr 6, 2017 / Feature / Cécile Alduy
A Right-Wing Think Tank Is Trying to Bring Down the Indian Child Welfare Act. Why? A Right-Wing Think Tank Is Trying to Bring Down the Indian Child Welfare Act. Why?
Native Americans say the law protects their children. The Goldwater Institute claims it does the opposite.
Apr 6, 2017 / Feature / Rebecca Clarren
Keep Fighting the Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court Keep Fighting the Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
And hold your senators accountable for their vote on the “nuclear” option.
Apr 5, 2017 / NationAction
US Women’s Soccer Just Scored a Big Win US Women’s Soccer Just Scored a Big Win
The US women’s national soccer team has a new contract, and it’s important for a number of reasons.
Apr 5, 2017 / Dave Zirin
The Senate Should Censure Trump The Senate Should Censure Trump
It’s been done once before, against Andrew Jackson. Trump has disgraced the office of the presidency, so it’s time to do it again.
Apr 5, 2017 / William Greider