The Butler Didn’t Do It! On Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion” The Butler Didn’t Do It! On Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion”
While Knives Out was a brilliant inversion of the class politics of an Agatha Christie whodunit, the sequel wants to have it both ways.
Dec 29, 2022 / Ethan Iverson
The January 6 Committee Dropped the Ball When It Failed to Call for Abolition of the Electoral College The January 6 Committee Dropped the Ball When It Failed to Call for Abolition of the Electoral College
Abolishing the Electoral College could eliminate future threats to American democracy and ensure that future elections are decided by the popular will of the people.
Dec 28, 2022 / John Nichols
The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP
Republicans’ embrace of Kanye West and Herschel Walker says more about how the GOP thinks about Black people than it does about Black conservatism in America.
Dec 28, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal
What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet
There’s no path out of our strange, increasingly conspiratorial moment, filled with viral lies and rampant disinformation, without rewriting the algorithms governing our lives.
Dec 27, 2022 / Andy Kroll
Resisting Gun Violence Resisting Gun Violence
Women at the forefront.
Dec 26, 2022 / OppArt / Christy Arbogast
The Making of a Congressional Con Man The Making of a Congressional Con Man
How the Democrats and media allowed George Santos to lie his way into the House.
Dec 26, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Poor People Have the Power to Transform America Poor People Have the Power to Transform America
As the threat of yet more political turmoil and escalating violence looms, isn’t it time to break through the isolation with a new sense of collective power?
Dec 26, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Are Aliens Who Visit Earth Likely to Be Socialist? Are Aliens Who Visit Earth Likely to Be Socialist?
A.M. Gittlitz says that aliens would need to be socialist to survive long enough to develop interstellar travel, while Corey Pein argues that socialism is a human concept tied to e...
Dec 26, 2022 / The Debate / A.M. Gittlitz and Corey Pein
How Young People Shaped 2022 How Young People Shaped 2022
From abortion rights activism to climate strikes to labor unionization, here are some of the movements that mattered most to students this year.
Dec 23, 2022 / StudentNation / StudentNation