You Can’t Understand Black Music Without Sly Stone You Can’t Understand Black Music Without Sly Stone
His songs, for generations of listeners, provided community, solace, and a sense of understanding.
Jun 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore
The Formidable Intellect and Comprehensive Passions of Elizabeth Pochoda (1941–2025) The Formidable Intellect and Comprehensive Passions of Elizabeth Pochoda (1941–2025)
The former literary editor of The Nation brought her curiosity, wit, and singular editorial instincts to nearly every corner of New York media.
May 19, 2025 / Obituary / Gene Seymour
David Souter Made the Supreme Court More Ideological by Refusing to Be an Ideologue David Souter Made the Supreme Court More Ideological by Refusing to Be an Ideologue
David Souter (1939–2025) liked facts, and facts are anathema to movement conservatives.
May 9, 2025 / Obituary / Elie Mystal
The Many Lives of Joshua Clover (1962–2025) The Many Lives of Joshua Clover (1962–2025)
How the militant, poet, political theorist, organizer, and giver of gifts refused to die.
May 6, 2025 / Obituary / Juliana Spahr
The Pope Who Decried the Savage Inequalities of Billionaire-Class Capitalism The Pope Who Decried the Savage Inequalities of Billionaire-Class Capitalism
Pope Francis, who has died at 88, fought for economic justice with a consistency that distinguished him from the elites of his time.
Apr 21, 2025 / Obituary / John Nichols
Devastating Empathy: Jules Feiffer, 1929–2025 Devastating Empathy: Jules Feiffer, 1929–2025
The cartoonist and writer proved that the deadliest skewering is informed by understanding.
The Toxic Legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen The Toxic Legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen
The elder Le Pen is dead, but far-right populists across the world still echo his mix of violent rhetoric, brazen lies, and outreach to mainstream conservatives.
Jan 8, 2025 / Obituary / David A. Bell
How Jimmy Carter Lost Evangelical Christians to the Right How Jimmy Carter Lost Evangelical Christians to the Right
The Baptist Georgia governor won a majority of evangelical Christian voters in the 1976 presidential election. Next time around, those voters had changed sides—for the long haul.
Dec 30, 2024 / Obituary / Chris Lehmann
As an Ex-President, Jimmy Carter Fought for Peace As an Ex-President, Jimmy Carter Fought for Peace
He did more to advocate for peace as an ex-president than most politicians did in their entire career.
Dec 29, 2024 / Obituary / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Jimmy Carter’s Improbable Road to the Presidency Jimmy Carter’s Improbable Road to the Presidency
The Southern president, who kept his head down directly following Brown v. Board of Education, would eventually declare that “the time for discrimination is over.”
Dec 29, 2024 / Obituary / Joseph Crespino