The Hindu Right and Attacks on Academic Freedom in the US The Hindu Right and Attacks on Academic Freedom in the US
Every scholar who conducts research on India is aware that their publications are probably being monitored—and that taking a critical position can lead to threats, beatings, and ev...
Dec 1, 2021 / Vinayak Chaturvedi
Do We Really Need a 24-Hour Economy? Do We Really Need a 24-Hour Economy?
Perhaps the pandemic has given us an opportunity to rethink which goods are so “critical” that we’re willing to let other people risk their lives to provide them for us.
Dec 1, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon
Stephen Sondheim’s Art Stephen Sondheim’s Art
Despite beginning his career at the end of musical theater’s golden age, Sondheim helped bring the form to its artistic zenith.
Dec 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Shuja Haider
Ron Johnson’s War on Free and Fair Elections Ron Johnson’s War on Free and Fair Elections
As Senator Ron Johnson prepares for an expected 2022 reelection run, he wants to restructure how elections are conducted.
Dec 1, 2021 / John Nichols
Fly, Pelican, Fly Fly, Pelican, Fly
What’s this all about? Let’s do a list. Die is last. Dawn is first. Underneath it all, the sea tries to say the sea is all there really is. Fly, pelican, fly. It’s not enough to lo…
Nov 30, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jim Moore
Hero as Intern Hero as Intern
Congressman Matt Gaetz says he’s open to offering Kyle Rittenhouse a congressional internship.—News report Following closely an intern’s routine, Kyle arrives early, stays late at…
Nov 30, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
For Once, Hats Off to “The New York Times” For Once, Hats Off to “The New York Times”
The paper of record may be guilty of milquetoast politics, but credit is due for its brave exposure of a US war crime.
Nov 30, 2021 / D.D. Guttenplan
Women Are Changing the Look of Leadership Women Are Changing the Look of Leadership
Our visual understanding of power has always been male-coded.
Nov 30, 2021 / Column / Alexis Grenell
Should We Trust Thomas Bach About the Safety of Peng Shuai? Should We Trust Thomas Bach About the Safety of Peng Shuai?
Chinese Olympian Peng Shuai disappeared after accusing a top party official of sexual assault. She reemerged after weeks to call… IOC President Thomas Bach?
Nov 30, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Staggeringly High Price of a Prison Phone Call The Staggeringly High Price of a Prison Phone Call
It’s outrageous that a billion-dollar industry exists based on skimming profits from some of society’s most vulnerable people.
Nov 30, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel