In the World’s Obituary, Who Will Have the Last Word? In the World’s Obituary, Who Will Have the Last Word?
Give humanity credit. When it comes to our urge to destroy, we seem to see no limits, not even those of our own existence.
Nov 3, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
How Saidiya Hartman Changed the Study of Black Life How Saidiya Hartman Changed the Study of Black Life
A conversation with writer about her pathbreaking book Scenes of Subjection and how our understanding of race has changed in the last two decades.
Nov 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
The Post-“Dobbs” Election The Post-“Dobbs” Election
Katha Pollitt interviews Heidi L. Sieck of #VOTEPROCHOICE on how the midterms could affect reproductive rights.
Nov 2, 2022 / Katha Pollitt
¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente! ¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente!
A requiem for a friend who embodied the commitment to the marriage of word and deed.
Nov 2, 2022 / Roberto Lovato
After “Dobbs,” Anti-Abortion Activists Are Targeting Clinics in Blue States After “Dobbs,” Anti-Abortion Activists Are Targeting Clinics in Blue States
Without Roe, the effects of state bans are felt even where abortion is still legal. One Illinois clinic’s proximity to Missouri has made it an easy target for emboldened anti-...
Nov 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Walter Thomas-Patterson
Finding Hope Through Ketamine Therapy Finding Hope Through Ketamine Therapy
Ellen Meyers has lived with the consuming grief of losing her only child for more than a decade. Ketamine therapy is helping her find some peace at last.
Nov 2, 2022 / Ellen Meyers
Kyrie Irving and the Fraught History of Our Collective Liberation Kyrie Irving and the Fraught History of Our Collective Liberation
Kyrie's anti-Semitism isn’t new, but his allies are. And that’s terrifying.
Nov 1, 2022 / Dave Zirin
In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever
The world’s multiplying crises must be addressed. The question is by whom.
Nov 1, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Make No Mistake, the Supreme Court Will Kill Affirmative Action Make No Mistake, the Supreme Court Will Kill Affirmative Action
This week’s oral arguments made clear that the conservative justices will gut race-conscious admissions—and that the move won’t help Asian American students.
Nov 1, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Can a District Attorney Dismantle Mass Incarceration and Fight for Gender Justice? Can a District Attorney Dismantle Mass Incarceration and Fight for Gender Justice?
Civil rights lawyer and anti-carceral feminist Pamela Price might just win the Alameda County DA seat—but can she resolve its contradictions?
Nov 1, 2022 / Piper French