Why Mike Nichols Was the Egalitarian Auteur Why Mike Nichols Was the Egalitarian Auteur
Mark Harris’s biography of the filmmaker shows that one cannot be an auteur without some help.
Nov 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Lindsay Zoladz
The Supreme Court Might Save Us From the Texas Abortion Ban After All The Supreme Court Might Save Us From the Texas Abortion Ban After All
Yesterday’s hearing on Texas’s SB 8 did not go well for the Lone Star State, but Roe v. Wade still faces dire threats.
Nov 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Elizabeth Warren Persisted. Now, She’s Driving Change. Elizabeth Warren Persisted. Now, She’s Driving Change.
As debate rages over President Biden’s social spending bill, there’s been little attention paid to the woman who’s helped push some of its most popular ideas.
Nov 2, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Civil War Play Set Civil War Play Set
Unfortunately, this isn’t a game.
Nov 2, 2021 / OppArt / Ruben Bolling
How the War Over Critical Race Theory Affects Native Americans How the War Over Critical Race Theory Affects Native Americans
The current backlash against teaching the truth about our history has added fresh insult to the long legacy of injuries to America’s Indigenous inhabitants.
Nov 2, 2021 / Joshua Adams
What if City Governments Paid Reparations? What if City Governments Paid Reparations?
Evanston, Ill., will lead the way in December, when it awards Black residents the first reparations provided by a municipal government.
Nov 2, 2021 / Mattea Kramer
The Capitalism Winner The Capitalism Winner
All hail the one rich guy, our lord and master.
Nov 2, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Closing Rikers Is Long Overdue Closing Rikers Is Long Overdue
Mass decarceration is exactly what’s needed to ensure that people aren’t simply being shuttled from one inhumane situation to another.
Nov 2, 2021 / Victoria Law for The Nation
Steve Bannon Steve Bannon
Defiant still is Stephen Bannon, Who could be nut-right’s loosest cannon. Contempt, which Congress now has cited, May very well get Steve indicted. If Steve’s convicted, fair and s…
Nov 2, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin