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Employees butcher pork at a Smithfield Foods Inc. pork processing facility in Milan, Missouri, on April 12, 2017.

“Fast Food Nation” at 25 “Fast Food Nation” at 25

A conversation with Eric Schlosser.

Sep 29, 2026 / Austin Frerick

Tip-Toe

Tip-Toe Tip-Toe

Through the tulips.

Sep 25, 2026 / OppArt / Mark Kaplan

Spotify Co-CEOs Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström speak onstage at the Spotify Investor Day 2026.

Treat Spotify Like a Public Utility Treat Spotify Like a Public Utility

Music streaming platforms have way too much control over musicians and music lovers. It’s time to rein them in.

Sep 24, 2026 / Ramsay Eyre

A view of the US flag on the field during the national anthem before a game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on September 20, 2009.

America Without the NFL America Without the NFL

Chuck Klosterman’s Football is a eulogy for the sport on the eve of its decline.

Sep 24, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Zito Madu

American rapper Macklemore at Lollapalooza in Paris on July 19, 2025.

The Ed Sheeran Controversy The Ed Sheeran Controversy

In a society that claims to promote free speech, what crosses the line from controversial to unacceptable? Who gets to define where the line begins and ends?

Sep 21, 2026 / Peter Dreier

President Trump responds to a reporter’s question about domestic violence, in 2018.

Populists Can’t Be Populist if They Suppress the Vote Populists Can’t Be Populist if They Suppress the Vote

The crusade against ballot access, like virtually every other facet of Trump’s agenda, does nothing to serve the interests of “the people,” but our press is too brain-dead to noti...

Sep 16, 2026 / Column / Chris Lehmann

American rapper Macklemore performs live on stage during the Lollapalooza Paris Festival on July 19, 2025, in Paris, France.

Justice for Macklemore Justice for Macklemore

The rapper has been dumped from Ed Sheeran’s tour for saying “free Palestine.” That’s a disgrace.

Sep 15, 2026 / Dave Zirin

Edward Said

Edward Said: Between Worlds Edward Said: Between Worlds

A new film biography depicts the Palestinian writer as still out of place—and ahead of his time. 

Sep 15, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan

Trump and Cohn chat at the president’s 33rd birthday party in New York City.

We Are Living Under Roy Cohnian Logic We Are Living Under Roy Cohnian Logic

The political fixer created a career for himself as a self-promoting, ubiquitous hustler. Like Trump, he got away with it by having the right friends.

Sep 15, 2026 / Kai Bird

Imani Thompson’s Grad-School Thriller

Imani Thompson’s Grad-School Thriller Imani Thompson’s Grad-School Thriller

In Honey, the novelist offers a different take on the campus satire.

Sep 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Edna Bonhomme

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