Hume’s Call to Action Hume’s Call to Action
For philosophy to be effective, it has to understand the world in which it operates. David Hume brought history and politics to the realm of ideas.
Apr 20, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Richard Bourke
There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers
14-year-old Corrine Bobb-Semple has lived in Bed-Stuy her whole life. Her classmates haven’t.
Apr 20, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright
New York to Ted Cruz: Drop Dead New York to Ted Cruz: Drop Dead
The Texan tried to make the state’s Republican primary a referendum on Mayor Bill de Blasio. It didn’t work.
Apr 20, 2016 / John Nichols
Hillary Clinton’s Win in New York Raises Tough Questions for Bernie Sanders and His Supporters Hillary Clinton’s Win in New York Raises Tough Questions for Bernie Sanders and His Supporters
Sanders should keep running, but he needs to lay out what exactly he’s fighting for.
Apr 20, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Why Do Neo–Cold Warriors Want Another Proxy Fight With Russia? Why Do Neo–Cold Warriors Want Another Proxy Fight With Russia?
The recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is a case study in how anti-Putin rhetoric obscures what is really going on.
Apr 19, 2016 / Pietro A. Shakarian
Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor
I can’t often afford new toys for my son, but I can give him the gift of creativity.
Apr 19, 2016 / Alison Stine
With Donald Trump, in the Long Island Town Where Hate Killed With Donald Trump, in the Long Island Town Where Hate Killed
Patchogue’s Latino community has learned that anti-immigrant rhetoric can become a lot more than talk.
Apr 19, 2016 / Julianne Hing
‘Hate Is Not Welcome Here’ ‘Hate Is Not Welcome Here’
These protesters disrupted one of the biggest rallies of Trump’s campaign.
Apr 19, 2016 / George Zornick
Wrestling With Kobe Bryant’s Forgotten Apology Wrestling With Kobe Bryant’s Forgotten Apology
After being cleared of rape charges in 2003, the basketball star conceded that the absence of consent may have occurred. Here’s why that matters.
Apr 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin
What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo
On his first day in the Oval Office, Obama swore he’d close Gitmo. He’s got nine months left to do it.
Apr 19, 2016 / Karen J. Greenberg