Book Bans Are on the Rise. But Librarians and Authors Are Fighting Back. Book Bans Are on the Rise. But Librarians and Authors Are Fighting Back.
In the past few decades in the US, book banning has taken on a decidedly more genteel character.
Feb 8, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Journalist Mary Heaton Vorse Spent Decades on the Front Lines of Labor Journalist Mary Heaton Vorse Spent Decades on the Front Lines of Labor
The Progressive Era labor journalist, feminist, and war correspondent devoted her long and uncompromising career to giving poor and working people a voice.
Feb 8, 2022 / Kim Kelly
Behind the Olympic Curtain Behind the Olympic Curtain
China’s human rights abuses.
Feb 8, 2022 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
ALEC Is Driving Laws to Blacklist Companies That Boycott the Oil Industry ALEC Is Driving Laws to Blacklist Companies That Boycott the Oil Industry
The American Legislative Exchange Council has drafted legislation modeled on efforts to block divestment from Israel.
Feb 8, 2022 / Chris McGreal
Todd Gitlin Told His Truth Everywhere He Went Todd Gitlin Told His Truth Everywhere He Went
The writer and activist combined intellectual complexity and honesty with a lifelong commitment to liberal humanist values.
Feb 8, 2022 / Eric Alterman
Palin Redux Palin Redux
Sarah Palin flouts a New York ordinance by dining in an Upper East Side restaurant unvaccinated.—News reports Refusing the vaccine means freedom, she says, And no one can ever nega…
Feb 8, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Haunted World of Edith Wharton The Haunted World of Edith Wharton
Whether exploring the dread of everyday life or the horrors of the occult, her ghost tales documented an America haunted by the specters of isolation, class, and despair.
Feb 8, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Krithika Varagur
The Black Migrant Trail of Tragedies The Black Migrant Trail of Tragedies
Immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean who make the dangerous trek across the Americas to the US face racist policies and practices everywhere they go.
Feb 8, 2022 / Feature / Kovie Biakolo
It’s Time for Black Experts to Be Heard It’s Time for Black Experts to Be Heard
Over a decade after the Great Recession, key institutions are still not listening to warnings from Black scholars on a range of issues. The time for excuses is over.
Feb 7, 2022 / Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Is Mike Pence Really the Future of the Republican Party? Is Mike Pence Really the Future of the Republican Party?
Finally, Pence publicly rebuked Trump for claiming the vice president could have overturned the election. He should have spoken up about Trump’s plans to hold on to power much soon...
Feb 7, 2022 / Joan Walsh