Society

Steven Donziger

Steven Donziger Wants to Convince ‘a Different Jury’ Steven Donziger Wants to Convince ‘a Different Jury’

Denied legal judgment by his peers, the lawyer who took on Chevron wants the world to know about his persecution.

May 18, 2021 / James North

Israeli / Palestinian Conflict

Israeli / Palestinian Conflict Israeli / Palestinian Conflict

Israel’s imbalance of power.

May 18, 2021 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

US Mexico Border Wall

Visions of a Borderless World Visions of a Borderless World

We must not forget that borders are an impediment to a new world based on empathy and equality.

May 18, 2021 / Todd Miller

Our Team book cover

How a 1948 Baseball Team Explains the World How a 1948 Baseball Team Explains the World

Author Luke Epplin joins the show to talk about his new book, Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball.

May 18, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Cancel Culture, Case Closed Cancel Culture, Case Closed

The world’s greatest internet detective faces his hardest puzzle yet.

May 18, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Tahanie Aboushi

Meet the Woman Who Would Transform the Nation’s Most Powerful DA’s Office Meet the Woman Who Would Transform the Nation’s Most Powerful DA’s Office

The Manhattan district attorney’s office is a vital cog in New York City’s vast incarceration machine. Tahanie Aboushi is running to change that.

May 18, 2021 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi

Richard Wagner.

Richard Wagner’s Pandemonium Richard Wagner’s Pandemonium

The contested life and afterlife of the composer.

May 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Mina Tavakoli

Why Do We Eat Bad Food?

Why Do We Eat Bad Food? Why Do We Eat Bad Food?

Mark Bittman’s new history looks at the economy and politics of junk food.

May 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben

Jordan Peterson

Jordan Peterson’s New Rules Are Old News Jordan Peterson’s New Rules Are Old News

The Canadian contrarian is back with another book. It isn’t any better than the last one.

May 18, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Washington Watch: The CDC’s Rollback of Covid-19 Mask and Distancing Rules Earns a Rebuke From Nurses

Washington Watch: The CDC’s Rollback of Covid-19 Mask and Distancing Rules Earns a Rebuke From Nurses Washington Watch: The CDC’s Rollback of Covid-19 Mask and Distancing Rules Earns a Rebuke From Nurses

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last week that it was radically altering its Covid-19 guidance to say that people who are fully vaccinated no longer need t…

May 17, 2021 / John Nichols

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