How to Avoid the Anti-Imperialism of Fools How to Avoid the Anti-Imperialism of Fools
The logic of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” is a recipe for empty cynicism.
Apr 6, 2021 / Gilbert Achcar
Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0 Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0
Major League Baseball is a conservative institution. It speaks volumes that it moved the All-Star Game from Brian Kemp’s Georgia.
Apr 6, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Biden Is Rebuilding the National Labor Relations Board Biden Is Rebuilding the National Labor Relations Board
A new report shows why the president had no choice but to fire the Trump-appointed general counsel of the NLRB.
Apr 6, 2021 / Lynn Rhinehart
Saving Lives and Going Hungry: NYC Ambulance Workers Demand Higher Pay Saving Lives and Going Hungry: NYC Ambulance Workers Demand Higher Pay
EMTs and paramedics have been protesting low wages and disrespect from the New York City government since the 1980s.
Apr 6, 2021 / Martha Pskowski
Anti-Facts and Anti-Vaxx Anti-Facts and Anti-Vaxx
Why would I take the vaccine when I’ve already injected myself with bleach?
Apr 6, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Are We Living in an Age of Strongmen? Are We Living in an Age of Strongmen?
A new book by Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses the past and present challenges posed by authoritarianism, but misses the social and economic conditions in which it arises.
Apr 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
What’s Up in D.C.: Gregory Meeks Has an Agenda for Renewing House Influence on Foreign Policy What’s Up in D.C.: Gregory Meeks Has an Agenda for Renewing House Influence on Foreign Policy
Since Representative Gregory Meeks took over as chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in January, he has been a busy man. The committee has taken on major global issues and…
Apr 5, 2021 / John Nichols
I Am a Man I Am a Man
Legacy, vision, leadership: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929–April 4, 1968)
Apr 5, 2021 / OppArt / Robin Holder
Crowdfunding Hate in the Name of Christ Crowdfunding Hate in the Name of Christ
Right-wing extremists have found a safe haven on GiveSendGo, the “#1 Free Christian Crowdfunding Site.”
Apr 5, 2021 / Feature / Talia Lavin
Police Benevolence Police Benevolence
Cell Towers. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of March 29.
Apr 2, 2021 / Steve Brodner