These New Alzheimer’s Drugs Are a Travesty These New Alzheimer’s Drugs Are a Travesty
They cost a ton, have major side effects, and there’s deep skepticism that they even work. So why are we pushing them on patients?
Jul 27, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
Yes, the US Is the Best Country in the World—at Being Terrible Yes, the US Is the Best Country in the World—at Being Terrible
USA! USA!
Jul 27, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back
The congressman led a “thirst strike” on the steps of the Capitol to protest a law barring Texas cities from giving their workers water breaks.
Jul 27, 2023 / John Nichols
This “Barbie” Is in Crisis This “Barbie” Is in Crisis
Greta Gerwig tackles philosophical questions that are more daunting than a film based on a children’s toy can handle. It results in a strange, uneven, but beautiful movie.
Jul 26, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
Time to Stop Running Time to Stop Running
NFL running backs are in the same fight as all laborers: the struggle to be treated as humans, not “cattle.”
Jul 26, 2023 / Dave Zirin
The US and Russia’s Standoff Over Prisoner Exchange The US and Russia’s Standoff Over Prisoner Exchange
Each has been using the other's civilians as pawns in an espionage blame game—and the FBI has consistently managed to make things worse.
Jul 26, 2023 / James Bamford
What Happened to Peter Handke? What Happened to Peter Handke?
How an artist obsessed with interiority and language become a literary pariah.
Jul 26, 2023 / Books & the Arts / David Schurman Wallace
As Climate Change Remakes the World, Where Will We Live? As Climate Change Remakes the World, Where Will We Live?
Our current systems for administering post-disaster aid are already failing so many—and things are only going to get worse.
Jul 26, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Leah Aronowsky
The Hauntings of the Korean War: On the 70th Anniversary of the Armistice The Hauntings of the Korean War: On the 70th Anniversary of the Armistice
North and South Korea have been in a state of permanent war for decades, and the psychic toll stretches across oceans and generations.
Jul 26, 2023 / Grace M. Cho