The Southern Paradox: The Democratic Party Below the Mason-Dixon Line The Southern Paradox: The Democratic Party Below the Mason-Dixon Line
Why and how the region switched from being the stronghold of one party to the base of its adversary.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin
How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism
For nearly two centuries, US politicians have channeled extremism outward. But the frontier is gone, the empire is faltering, and the chickens are coming home to roost.
Feb 21, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin
White People Can’t Quit Blackface White People Can’t Quit Blackface
And it’s not because they think it’s funny.
Feb 20, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Are We Witnessing the End of News? Are We Witnessing the End of News?
If you think the media are in trouble now, just wait till there’s a recession.
Feb 20, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Eco-Police Are Coming for You! The Eco-Police Are Coming for You!
The Green New Dealers want your private property, and they’ll stop at nothing to get it!
Feb 19, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Folk Music That Bends Time and Space Folk Music That Bends Time and Space
The songs on Jessica Pratt’s new album Quiet Signs seem to exist in a tranquil place just outside reality.
Feb 18, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Olivia Horn
Is This the Best Rock Album of 2019? Is This the Best Rock Album of 2019?
Girlpool’s What Chaos Is Imaginary is a veritable indie-rock dream world.
Feb 15, 2019 / Ann-Derrick Gaillot
Wellness Is Always a Scam Wellness Is Always a Scam
Sam Lipsyte’s novel Hark is a righteous send-up of self-help gobbledegook and the mindfulness industry.
Feb 15, 2019 / Nathan Goldman
Julia Wolfe’s Haunting Elegy to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Julia Wolfe’s Haunting Elegy to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
A monumental achievement in high musical drama, Wolfe’s new piece Fire in my mouth is already one of the year’s best performances.
Feb 14, 2019 / David Hajdu
The Myth of Nationalism Is the Scariest Thing of All The Myth of Nationalism Is the Scariest Thing of All
Sarah Moss’s haunting new novel Ghost Wall looks at the evil that lurks behind the stories we tell ourselves about borders and ancestral origins.
Feb 13, 2019 / Emma Hager