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Feature
Hedge-Fund Ownership Cost Sears Workers Their Jobs. Now They’re Fighting Back.
Laid-off retail workers are demanding severance, labor protections—and an end to the Wall Street playbook of owning a company while hollowing it out.
Bryce Covert
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Why Are ‘The New York Times’ and ‘The Washington Post’ Producing Ads for Big Oil?
It looks like real news, but “native advertising” is greenwashing for the climate-wrecking industry.
Amy Westervelt
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The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns
But there’s a brand-new playbook for journalists fighting for a 1.5°C world.
Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
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Editorial
In Mexico, ‘The Cartels Do Not Exist’: A Q&A With Oswaldo Zavala
The CUNY professor’s new book about drug trafficking has sparked controversy in Mexico, but he says the US isn’t yet ready for the discussion.
Jessica Loudis
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Inciting Hatred Is Trump’s 2020 Game Plan
The attacks on Ilhan Omar are just a foretaste; he will turn with increasing frequency to racism and xenophobia to divide and conquer Democrats.
John Nichols
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Julian Assange’s Arrest Should Worry Anyone Who Cares About Freedom of the Press
The indictment, charging him with hacking one password, may seem like good news; in fact, it’s an attack on investigative journalism.
Bruce Shapiro
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Column
Brexit Is Not Just a Tragedy for Britain
The UK’s ridiculous behavior has made the EU look far more coherent than it deserves.
Gary Younge
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Back in Westeros
Game of Thrones’ final season depicts a fractured world’s last shot at redemption.
Katha Pollitt
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Books & the Arts
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Maurice Carlos Ruffin Confronts the Horror and Spectacle of Racism
His debut novel, We Cast a Shadow, is among a series of recent works that pair analysis of race with grim, fantastical tales of metamorphosis.
Stephen Kearse
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Democracy’s Midlife Crisis
Democracies do not necessarily go out with a bang; they can also end with a whimper.
Jan-Werner Müller
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This Is How You Make an Electronic Masterpiece
Helado Negro’s new album of deeply intimate electronic music is simply stunning.
Julyssa Lopez
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Letters
Letters From the May 6, 2019, Issue
Cover to cover… A miss on Mueller… Parenting lessons…
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