Manhattan Republicans Get a Lesson in Mamdani-Era Self-Defense Manhattan Republicans Get a Lesson in Mamdani-Era Self-Defense
A New York Republican club hosted a seminar dwelling on vigilante fantasies in one of the nation’s safest cities.
Jan 30, 2026 / Jacob Silverman
Ishmael Reed on His Diverse Inspirations Ishmael Reed on His Diverse Inspirations
The origins of the Before Columbus Foundation.
Jan 30, 2026 / Ishmael Reed
NYC Stands With Minnesota NYC Stands With Minnesota
Street demonstration, New York City, January 23, 2026.
Jan 29, 2026 / OppArt / Gwendolen Cates
The Cartoonist, the Director, and the Sex Workers The Cartoonist, the Director, and the Sex Workers
Sook-Yin Lee’s new romantic comedy, Paying for It, explores Platonic love and prostitution.
Jan 29, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Should We Treat Political Violence as a Public Health Crisis? Should We Treat Political Violence as a Public Health Crisis?
Thinking of political violence solely as a safety issue is not enough to address the harm that follows. “The patient is the community.”
Jan 29, 2026 / StudentNation / Fareed Salmon
Healthcare Workers Must Continue Alex Pretti’s Fight Healthcare Workers Must Continue Alex Pretti’s Fight
Pretti was one of us. We have to carry on his struggle.
Jan 29, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
Citizen Journalists Are Minneapolis’s Unsung Heroes Citizen Journalists Are Minneapolis’s Unsung Heroes
Without their videos of ICE shootings, we wouldn’t know what is really happening.
Jan 29, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
How Online Frat Mobs Target Sexual Assault Survivors How Online Frat Mobs Target Sexual Assault Survivors
A video documenting an alleged gang rape in Florida drew a flood of harassment, threats, and doxxing
Jan 29, 2026 / Anfisa Blyumina, Ray Epstein, and Jean Qian
Mamdani Goes From a Winter Storm to a Fiscal One Mamdani Goes From a Winter Storm to a Fiscal One
The mayor publicizes a $12 billion hole in New York's budget over the next two years—and draws some political battle lines.
Jan 29, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan
How Was Sociology Invented? How Was Sociology Invented?
A conversation with Kwame Anthony Appiah about the religious origins of social theory and his recent book Captive Gods.
Jan 29, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins