American Gothic Horror American Gothic Horror
The number of dead from Covid steadily rises.
The Tularosa Downwinders Have Waited 75 Years for Justice The Tularosa Downwinders Have Waited 75 Years for Justice
Even though the first atomic bomb exploded in their state, New Mexicans were never compensated for the health consequences of nuclear contamination. These campaigners have vowed to...
Jan 25, 2022 / Sofia Martinez
What We Miss When We Say a War Has “Ended” What We Miss When We Say a War Has “Ended”
Bringing to light the kinship among American wars—and, by extension, their true significance—requires situating them in a single historical framework.
Jan 25, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich
ICE Is Detaining More Immigrants. Covid Is Putting Them in Danger. ICE Is Detaining More Immigrants. Covid Is Putting Them in Danger.
The Biden administration is placing millions of incarcerated people—including over 20,000 who are in ICE detention—at risk of a Covid-19 illness, disability, and death.
Jan 25, 2022 / Sophia Gurulé and Abdullah Shihipar
Virginia Is for Suckers Virginia Is for Suckers
If you were a Joe Biden/Glenn Youngkin voter, you ignored a lot of evidence that the man in fleece was no moderate.
Jan 25, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Republicans Replace Local Election Officials With Trump Loyalists Republicans Replace Local Election Officials With Trump Loyalists
Is this, in fact, a type of coup? Well, fears of that are mounting: It’s not just who can vote that counts. It’s who can do the counting.
Jan 25, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy
Can she convince the state’s voters to put her ideas into practice?
Jan 25, 2022 / Feature / Serena Cho
The Surprising History of the Comic Book The Surprising History of the Comic Book
Since their initial popularity during World War II, comic books have always been a medium for American counterculture and for nativism and empire.
Jan 25, 2022 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman
Henry Cuellar’s Corporate Ties Henry Cuellar’s Corporate Ties
The Texas Democrat and members of his staff have unsettling links to the oil and private prison industries.
Jan 24, 2022 / Aída Chávez
American Roulette American Roulette
Gun violence soars amid the pandemic.
Jan 24, 2022 / OppArt / Holly Ballard Martz