What ‘Girlhood’ Means in 2021 What ‘Girlhood’ Means in 2021
A conversation with Melissa Febos about her radical essays on youth and gender.
May 10, 2021 / Q&A / Naomi Gordon-Loebl
Misinformation Is Destroying Our Country. Can Anything Rein It In? Misinformation Is Destroying Our Country. Can Anything Rein It In?
Trump is gone, but the right-wing media is alive and well—and will further undermine our democracy if we let it.
Apr 23, 2021 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
Happy Doge Day! But Hold on to Your (Digital) Wallet. Happy Doge Day! But Hold on to Your (Digital) Wallet.
The Coinbase flotation last week shows that cryptocurrency is here to stay—and that things will only get weirder from here.
Apr 20, 2021 / Ryan Broderick
Letters From the May 3/10, 2021, Issue Letters From the May 3/10, 2021, Issue
Disability access… Where is the joy?… Calexit vs. the filibuster… Black sci-fi worldmaking…
Apr 20, 2021 / Letters / Our Readers
The Importance of Logging Off The Importance of Logging Off
How Neera Tanden’s hard-punching tweets knocked her right out of Joe Biden’s cabinet.
Facebook Remains a Threat to Democracy Facebook Remains a Threat to Democracy
Resisting a push for regulation and protective of right-wing extremism, the social media giant is making fake concessions that only increase its power.
Feb 24, 2021 / Jeet Heer
A Defense of Neera Tanden’s Tweets (but Not of Neera Tanden) A Defense of Neera Tanden’s Tweets (but Not of Neera Tanden)
The one thing that the Senate cannot stomach is telling the truth about the Republican Party.
Feb 23, 2021 / David Klion
Natalie Wynn Wants to Redistribute the Goddamn Champagne Natalie Wynn Wants to Redistribute the Goddamn Champagne
The lavish pleasures of the YouTube star stand out against the dour solemnity of the left.
Feb 22, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Liza Featherstone
The Paradoxical Politics of the GameStop Pump The Paradoxical Politics of the GameStop Pump
r/WallStreetBets and the double-edged sword of a self-aware Internet.
Feb 2, 2021 / Ryan Broderick
Twitter and Facebook Just Proved That Deplatforming Works Twitter and Facebook Just Proved That Deplatforming Works
The peaceful protests on Inauguration Day show what happens when social media companies refuse to let white supremacists use them to organize and incite violence.
Jan 22, 2021 / Elie Mystal