Cuba and the United States Play ‘Béisbol’ Diplomacy Cuba and the United States Play ‘Béisbol’ Diplomacy
As Obama prepares for the first visit to the island by a US president in 88 years, the two nations reconnect through a shared pastime.
Mar 10, 2016 / Peter Kornbluh
A European Union? A European Union?
Stefan Zweig’s essays in Messages From a Lost World are a product of his displacement and a sharp reminder to citizens about the agony in the present age of the refugee.
Mar 10, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Gavin Jacobson
Puzzle No. 3394 Puzzle No. 3394
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Formal speech, skipping the commercial (5) 4 Mistakenly pry into gothic novel with legal protection (9) 9 Vicious…
Mar 10, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Get Information Get Information
Beyoncé’s “Formation” reflects today’s movement from black rage toward a racialized revolutionary politics.
Mar 9, 2016 / Joshua Clover
Congress Is About to Take Food Away From the Poorest People in America Congress Is About to Take Food Away From the Poorest People in America
Between 500,000 and 1 million people nationwide, most of them living in extreme poverty, will soon lose their SNAP benefits.
Mar 9, 2016 / Michelle Chen
21 Kids Are Suing President Obama Over Climate Inaction 21 Kids Are Suing President Obama Over Climate Inaction
The complaint accuses the government of infringing on “the fundamental right of citizens to be free from government actions that harm life, liberty, and property” by “approving and...
Mar 9, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Turkey Is Fighting a Dirty War Against Its Own Kurdish Population Turkey Is Fighting a Dirty War Against Its Own Kurdish Population
A report from behind the lines, as PKK rebels resist a ferocious government campaign to crush their uprising.
Mar 9, 2016 / Jesse Rosenfeld
Why Has Charter School Violence Spiked at Double the Rate of Public Schools? Why Has Charter School Violence Spiked at Double the Rate of Public Schools?
Meanwhile, charter advocates continue to criticize the safety of traditional public schools.
Mar 9, 2016 / StudentNation / George Joseph
Donald Has Tiny Hands Donald Has Tiny Hands
And other high-level discourse from this year’s totally normal presidential election.
Mar 9, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Yankee Great Paul O’Neill Endorses Trump, Slaps Latino Players Across the Face Yankee Great Paul O’Neill Endorses Trump, Slaps Latino Players Across the Face
He’s sending quite the message to his former teammates and the game he ostensibly loves.
Mar 9, 2016 / Dave Zirin