Junot Díaz Just Lost an Award for Speaking Out Against the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Haitian Pogrom Junot Díaz Just Lost an Award for Speaking Out Against the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Haitian Pogrom
New York’s Dominican Consul General revoked Díaz’s Order of Merit last week, calling him “anti-Dominican.”
Oct 26, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Teaching While Poor: Adjunct Professors and the Fight for Fair Wages Teaching While Poor: Adjunct Professors and the Fight for Fair Wages
Across the country, adjunct professors are being exploited for profit, and many of them have had enough of it.
Oct 26, 2015 / Brave New Films
Netanyahu’s Holocaust Revisionism Actually Reflects Widespread Dehumanization of Palestinians Netanyahu’s Holocaust Revisionism Actually Reflects Widespread Dehumanization of Palestinians
Racist, blame-the-victim language plays an important role in obscuring the violence of Israel’s occupation.
Oct 24, 2015 / Yousef Munayyer
Pimps All Around: In Defense of ‘Louisville Madam’ Katina Powell Pimps All Around: In Defense of ‘Louisville Madam’ Katina Powell
People castigating the woman who supplied sex workers to Louisville basketball groups should be pointing their fingers elsewhere.
Oct 23, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The Department of Homeland Security’s ‘Baby Jails’ The Department of Homeland Security’s ‘Baby Jails’
In the wake of last summer’s migrant crisis, DHS is still keeping families in detention centers. What could go wrong?
Oct 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce
Enduring an 11-hour festival of mansplaining, with a sexist assist from GOP women, Hillary Clinton looked calm and presidential.
Oct 23, 2015 / Joan Walsh
This Man Was Jailed for Seeking Restitution of Property Stolen by the Nazis This Man Was Jailed for Seeking Restitution of Property Stolen by the Nazis
The Austrian government risks looking like it’s trying to silence an outspoken critic of its horrific behavior during the Nazi era.
Oct 22, 2015 / William D. Cohan
LIVE: Between the Lines With Ta-Nehisi Coates LIVE: Between the Lines With Ta-Nehisi Coates
An intimate public conversation with the author of Between the World and Me, streaming today at 6:30 pm, est.
Oct 22, 2015 / The Nation
John Cameron Mitchell’s Journey From Reaganite to Punk Queen John Cameron Mitchell’s Journey From Reaganite to Punk Queen
As Hedwig prepares a national tour, its creator talks with our editors about the show’s genesis, ’90s New York, and socialist project management.
Oct 22, 2015 / Kai Wright and Lizzy Ratner
The 5 Books You Need to Read to Understand Gentrification The 5 Books You Need to Read to Understand Gentrification
Here’s how it works.
Oct 22, 2015 / DW Gibson