Ed Asner, American Socialist Ed Asner, American Socialist
The actor, who died Sunday, championed democratic socialism long before Bernie Sanders ran for president.
Aug 31, 2021 / John Nichols
The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology
Jesse Singal’s takedown of trendy science aimed at fixing human behavior in The Quick Fix reveals the limits of a certain strand of journalism.
Aug 31, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon
The Appeal of Ordinary Millennial Experience The Appeal of Ordinary Millennial Experience
Rainesford Stauffer proposes a different way to understand a generation defined by precarity and overwork.
Aug 31, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Mary Retta
Ron Death Santis Ron Death Santis
Florida’s governor promotes Covid’s spread.
Aug 30, 2021 / OppArt / The Good Liars
The Biggest Uprising Since the Civil War Happened Here 100 Years Ago The Biggest Uprising Since the Civil War Happened Here 100 Years Ago
The Battle of Blair Mountain saw thousands of miners battling cops’ machine guns—and enduring aerial bombardment. Yet today hardly anyone remembers a thing about it.
Aug 30, 2021 / Column / Samuel Fleischman
The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District
When schools in Marion, Ark., opened, the district was prohibited from requiring masks. Here’s what their experience can teach the rest of the country.
Aug 30, 2021 / StudentNation / Olivia Paschal
Barbara Lee Has to Vote Barbara Lee Has to Vote
Twenty years after her historic vote against invading Afghanistan, the California congresswoman is still speaking up and taking action.
Aug 30, 2021 / Column / Aída Chávez
I’m a Legal Asylum Seeker. Why Can’t I Work? I’m a Legal Asylum Seeker. Why Can’t I Work?
Trump-era regulations are forcing asylum seekers like me to beg for help.
Aug 30, 2021 / Anonymous
Can We Live Without Twitter? Can We Live Without Twitter?
The platform has become an important space for political conversations; it is also run by a for-profit private enterprise and full of cruel trolling. Is there a way to have the goo...
Aug 30, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Bessner
The Unemployed Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic The Unemployed Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic
For years, Rob Wallace warned that industrial agriculture could cause deadly outbreaks at a global scale. It made him an exile in his field.
Aug 30, 2021 / Feature / Eamon Whalen