To Global Leaders at COP21: Be Like the Ents To Global Leaders at COP21: Be Like the Ents
Once something threatens who you are and what you love, you have no choice but to take action.
Dec 1, 2015 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin
How ‘Creed’ Saves Rocky From Himself How ‘Creed’ Saves Rocky From Himself
Ryan Coogler revives an otherwise moribund franchise by showing the importance of black voices behind and in front of the camera.
Nov 30, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Is Serious Landscape Painting Still Possible? Is Serious Landscape Painting Still Possible?
Maureen Gallace’s fresh and enigmatic work indicates that it is.
Nov 25, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
November 25, 1947: The Hollywood Ten Are Blacklisted After Refusing to Testify to HUAC November 25, 1947: The Hollywood Ten Are Blacklisted After Refusing to Testify to HUAC
“A blacklist is an illegal instrument of terror which can exist only by sufferance of and connivance with the federal government.”
Nov 25, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The Lessons of Jordan Davis’s Murder, Revisited The Lessons of Jordan Davis’s Murder, Revisited
HBO’s new documentary reminds us how deadly threat perception is for black people.
Nov 23, 2015 / Kristal Brent Zook
Believe It: Trump Can Defeat Hillary Believe It: Trump Can Defeat Hillary
The Paris attacks have made the demagogue even stronger.
Nov 20, 2015 / Leslie Savan
‘Bringing History to Bear’ ‘Bringing History to Bear’
Celebrating 150 years of dialogue and dissent.
Nov 19, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Using Art to Expose What Government Hides: An Interview With Laurie Anderson Using Art to Expose What Government Hides: An Interview With Laurie Anderson
Anderson’s conceptual art transported a former Guantánamo detainee, now banned from the US, to New York City.
Nov 19, 2015 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Puzzle No. 3381 Puzzle No. 3381
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Maude’s cracking up laughing (6) 5 Makeshift containers flipped about sport organization (7) 10 Turner heading to…
Nov 19, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
LIVESTREAM: What Conversations About Race Do We Need to Be Having Right Now? LIVESTREAM: What Conversations About Race Do We Need to Be Having Right Now?
Race is back where it needs to be at the front and center of our discussions about culture, equality, and freedom in the US—but are we talking about it in the right way?
Nov 17, 2015 / The Nation