Emily Ratajkowski: “I’m Very Displeased With Capitalism” Emily Ratajkowski: “I’m Very Displeased With Capitalism”
A conversation with the essayist and model about her debut collection My Body, critiquing capitalism, the commodification of one’s image, and much more.
Nov 17, 2021 / Q&A / Larissa Pham
The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy has used comic books to fight for a ban on land mines and brought the Grateful Dead to the Senate Dining Room.
Nov 16, 2021 / John Nichols
Native American Heritage Month Native American Heritage Month
Honoring Native land and Native peoples, every day.
Nov 16, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
In Resemblance of the Living In Resemblance of the Living
Alone I spirit myself away looking at the many flowers born on the balcony, certainly not thanks to me, the gardener was the wind. They skin me with precision, their beauty sinks i…
Nov 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Chandra Livia Candiani
You Couldn’t Lose Me You Couldn’t Lose Me
It was like waking up in California— the awkward blossoms, the sky an aggressive blue. I remember the smell from your armpits, the greenhouse windows covered in white paint, where…
Nov 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Richie Hofmann
Infrastructure Bill Passes Infrastructure Bill Passes
Yes, Democrats improved their mid-term prospects. Those shovel-ready projects bring in votes— Assuming that enough back-ordered shovels Can get unloaded from the jammed up boats.
Nov 16, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letters From the November 29/December 6, 2021, Issue Letters From the November 29/December 6, 2021, Issue
Get Carter… A stream called Drowning Creek…
Nov 16, 2021 / Kai Bird and Our Readers
“Critical Race Theory” Is White History “Critical Race Theory” Is White History
Conservatives are rebranding an inclusive, honest accounting of American history as inherently anti-white.
Nov 16, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway
Mort Sahl, 1927–2021: The Comic as Social Critic Mort Sahl, 1927–2021: The Comic as Social Critic
Sahl diagnosed the disease of America in 1967 as “right-wing social democracy,” an ideology that is fine with war.
Nov 15, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich
George Packer’s Liberal Faith George Packer’s Liberal Faith
In his new book, Packer returns to his theme of liberalism in crisis and in need of renewal.
Nov 15, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Nikhil Pal Singh