Society

The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns

The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns

But there’s a brand-new playbook for journalists fighting for a 1.5°C world.

Apr 22, 2019 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Why Are ‘The New York Times’ and ‘The Washington Post’ Producing Ads for Big Oil?

Why Are ‘The New York Times’ and ‘The Washington Post’ Producing Ads for Big Oil? Why Are ‘The New York Times’ and ‘The Washington Post’ Producing Ads for Big Oil?

It looks like real news, but “native advertising” is greenwashing for the climate-wrecking industry.

Apr 22, 2019 / Feature / Amy Westervelt

Protesters demand Trump’s impeachment

AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry

After reviewing the Mueller report, the congresswomen recognized a demand for congressional action.

Apr 19, 2019 / John Nichols

Coach Fofo

A Beloved Soccer Coach Faces Deportation Thanks to Trump’s Immigration Policies A Beloved Soccer Coach Faces Deportation Thanks to Trump’s Immigration Policies

He fears that when he returns to Togo, he could be targeted for violence for supporting organizations critical of the government.

Apr 19, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Trump Air Force One

Inciting Hatred Is Trump’s 2020 Game Plan Inciting Hatred Is Trump’s 2020 Game Plan

The attacks on Ilhan Omar are just a foretaste; he will turn with increasing frequency to racism and xenophobia to divide and conquer Democrats.

Apr 19, 2019 / John Nichols

Mueller walks through halls of capitol building

The Mueller Report Is a Road Map for Congressional Investigation The Mueller Report Is a Road Map for Congressional Investigation

We now know that Mueller’s team concluded that many of the president’s actions could satisfy ordinary legal standards for obstruction of justice.

Apr 19, 2019 / Bruce Shapiro

Palestinian worker overlooks settlement site

Israel Was Built on the Backs of Palestinian Laborers Israel Was Built on the Backs of Palestinian Laborers

Marginalized Arab workers have always done the physical work of building the Jewish “national home.”

Apr 19, 2019 / Andrew Ross

How Social-Media Surveillance of Teenagers Led to a New Kind of Policing

How Social-Media Surveillance of Teenagers Led to a New Kind of Policing How Social-Media Surveillance of Teenagers Led to a New Kind of Policing

Sociologist Jeffrey Lane’s book The Digital Street looks at the ever-increasing scrutiny of teenagers’ social-media accounts in central Harlem. 

Apr 19, 2019 / David Uberti

Sansa Stark reflects

Back in Westeros Back in Westeros

Game of Thrones’ final season depicts a fractured world’s last shot at redemption.

Apr 19, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Mueller walks through halls of capitol building

Robert Mueller Obstructed His Own Investigation As Much as Donald Trump Robert Mueller Obstructed His Own Investigation As Much as Donald Trump

Even under the standard Mueller set for himself, he didn’t finish the job.

Apr 18, 2019 / Elie Mystal

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