America’s Lunatics: Katha Pollitt America’s Lunatics: Katha Pollitt
Plus John Powers on Percival Everett’s Emmett Till novel.
Oct 7, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Buffalo Hospital Strike Is the Latest in a New Wave of Labor Unrest The Buffalo Hospital Strike Is the Latest in a New Wave of Labor Unrest
A stressed health care system pushed to the breaking point by the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked renewed action by labor unions across the country.
Oct 7, 2021 / Column / C.M. Lewis
A Candidate for Mixtecos in California’s Republican Heartland A Candidate for Mixtecos in California’s Republican Heartland
In the city of Madera, Elsa Mejia is running for a seat on the city council as the first Indigenous Mexican migrant candidate.
Oct 7, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon
Russian Journalist Anna Politkovskaya Was Killed 15 Years Ago Russian Journalist Anna Politkovskaya Was Killed 15 Years Ago
Her fierce dedication to truth-telling inspires a new generation.
Oct 6, 2021 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Stephen Breyer Is Getting Paid to Play Hamlet Stephen Breyer Is Getting Paid to Play Hamlet
Rather than retiring, the justice is milking his moment in the sun—publishing a book, giving interviews, and defending his decision not to step down.
Oct 6, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Closing Rikers Island Is a Matter of Life and Death Closing Rikers Island Is a Matter of Life and Death
Isaabdul Karim wasn’t sentenced to death. In fact, he was never sentenced at all.
Oct 6, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rethink, Not Reform Rethink, Not Reform
Visualizing a just system.
Oct 6, 2021 / OppArt / Rogue Citizen
Climate Journalism Is Coming of Age Climate Journalism Is Coming of Age
It’s still a work in progress, but the Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards point the way.
Oct 6, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
A Massive Fail on Crime Reporting by “The New York Times,” NPR A Massive Fail on Crime Reporting by “The New York Times,” NPR
Sensational stories about a “spike” in murders offer a model of how not to cover criminal justice.
Oct 6, 2021 / Column / Scott Hechinger
Missouri Intends to Execute a Disabled Man Today Missouri Intends to Execute a Disabled Man Today
In spite of the the pleas of Representatives Cori Bush and Emmanuel Cleaver, Governor Mike Parson has declined to grant clemency to Ernest Johnson.
Oct 5, 2021 / Aída Chávez