W. Kamau Bell, The Reluctant Optimist W. Kamau Bell, The Reluctant Optimist
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, W. Kamau Bell on where he finds hope and Cheryl Cooky on gender in sports.
Jun 21, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Why Does Ro Khanna Want Modi to Address Congress? Why Does Ro Khanna Want Modi to Address Congress?
Despite his condemnations of Hindu nationalism, Representative Ro Khanna pushed for Modi to speak to a joint session of Congress and has received more than $110,000 from Hindu nati...
Jun 21, 2023 / Deeksha Udupa
It’s Official: The DOJ Stalled the Investigation Into Donald Trump It’s Official: The DOJ Stalled the Investigation Into Donald Trump
Merrick Garland has long claimed he’s been methodically building his investigation into January 6 from the bottom up—but a Washington Post exposé shows otherwise.
Jun 21, 2023 / Elie Mystal
We Are Born to Be Happy We Are Born to Be Happy
Street art from Oaxaca, Mexico.
Jun 21, 2023 / OppArt
The Unsettled Life and Art of Jimmie Durham The Unsettled Life and Art of Jimmie Durham
A retrospective in Naples magnifies the mystery of the conceptual artist’s work.
Jun 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Cormac McCarthy’s Unforgiving Parables of American Empire Cormac McCarthy’s Unforgiving Parables of American Empire
He demonstrated how the frontier wasn’t an incubator of democratic equality but a place of unrelenting pain, cruelty, and suffering.
Jun 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
Establishment Economics Is Under Siege Establishment Economics Is Under Siege
Podcast / The Time of Monsters / Jun 21, 2023 Establishment Economics Is Under Siege On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Marshall Steinbaum weighs in on the inflation de…
Jun 21, 2023 / Podcast
Modi’s Visit to the US Whitewashes India’s Far-Right Violence Modi’s Visit to the US Whitewashes India’s Far-Right Violence
Young Indian-Americans—and Americans at large—cannot ignore President Biden’s tacit endorsement of repression, authoritarianism, and religious intolerance.
Jun 21, 2023 / StudentNation / Shraddha Joshi
Let’s Stop Casually Comparing Donald Trump to Eugene Debs Let’s Stop Casually Comparing Donald Trump to Eugene Debs
Trump could, like Debs, wind up running for president from prison. But Debs was a socialist, a free speech champion, and a fearless organizer. Trump is no Eugene Debs.
Jun 21, 2023 / John Nichols
The Right’s War on Fun The Right’s War on Fun
In their hunt for new grievances, conservatives are now targeting ordinary pleasures like having a drink and taking a day off work.
Jun 20, 2023 / Chris Lehmann