Walter Jones Jr. Is a Voice of Dissent in the GOP

Haunted by his vote to authorize the Iraq War, the Republican congressman is standing up against US military actions.

Barry Yeoman

Teaching Class Solidarity

Caroline Preston

A New Generation of Women Is Coming to Power

From New Zealand to Namibia, they’re building a more humane society.

John Nichols

Meet Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Iceland’s Left-Wing, Environmentalist, Feminist Prime Minister

She’s one of a number of young women leaders who offer a refreshing contrast to right-wing populism.

John Nichols

Zadie Smith’s Dream City

In a moment when ideological surety is the order of the day, Feel Free asks us to remember that another mode of thought is possible.

Ismail Muhammad

Waiting for Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment

The genre that Pinker’s latest book most closely resembles is not 18th-century philosophie but a TED Talk.

David A. Bell

‘Black Panther,’ Beyond Expectations

The big-budget pop movie surprises with themes and emotions that might escape the attention of action fans but are present all the same.

Stuart Klawans

Into the Latin American Songbook

No contemporary artist has reimagined Latin American folk songs as elegantly and tenderly as Natalia Lafourcade.

Julyssa Lopez