Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America
In Just Us, the poet offers a searing assessment of racism and loneliness in today’s America. But while she’s pessimistic about the present, she’s also hopeful about the future.
Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
The Supreme Court’s War on Equality The Supreme Court’s War on Equality
In Supreme Inequality, Adam Cohen offers a damning indictment of Supreme Court jurisprudence, reminding us of just how political the country's highest court is.
Oct 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Randall Kennedy
American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again
As demands for racial justice grow, Trump is pushing historical mythmaking into high gear.
Oct 2, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation
A conversation with Marcus J. Moore about his cultural biography of Lamar and the L.A. rapper’s impact on Black America.
Sep 30, 2020 / Q&A / Ann-Derrick Gaillot
Re-Education Camp Re-Education Camp
Trump proposes white-washing American history.
Sep 29, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Should the United States Stay United? Should the United States Stay United?
A conversation with Richard Kreitner about rethinking the history and the meaning of secession.
Sep 29, 2020 / Q&A / Jessica Suriano
How to Brazenly, Publicly, Out-in-the-Openly Steal an Election How to Brazenly, Publicly, Out-in-the-Openly Steal an Election
Trump smash democratic norms!
Sep 29, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
How a News Report on Hiroshima Helped Prevent Nuclear War How a News Report on Hiroshima Helped Prevent Nuclear War
In 1946, a New Yorker report following six survivors of the Hiroshima atomic blast forced an entire country to look in the mirror.
Sep 28, 2020 / Nick Turse
He Taught Gorbachev He Taught Gorbachev
Stephen Cohen was an active participant in the democratic changes in Russia, and he will always be remembered as such.
Sep 25, 2020 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Claudia Rankine Wants Us to Talk Claudia Rankine Wants Us to Talk
A conversation with the writer about her new book, Just Us, which is a close reading of the language and affects that go into our understanding of race.
Sep 24, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini