Culture

Milkwaukee Unemployment

No Plumbing, No Protection: The Story of Milwaukee’s Evicted No Plumbing, No Protection: The Story of Milwaukee’s Evicted

Many of the worst symptoms of American poverty are rooted in the instability brought on by eviction, according to a new book by sociologist Matthew Desmond.

Apr 29, 2016 / Alyssa Katz

Donald Trump

Start Making Sense: Could Donald Trump Actually Win Some of Bernie’s Supporters? Start Making Sense: Could Donald Trump Actually Win Some of Bernie’s Supporters?

Plus, why Trump loves talking about “political correctness,” and what makes Prince a gay icon.

Apr 28, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

America’s Long Hangover

America’s Long Hangover America’s Long Hangover

How did Prohibition turn into a law-enforcement extravaganza?

Apr 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Beverly Gage

The Guggenheim Doesn’t Want Labor Activists Interfering With Its Luxurious Abu Dhabi Outpost

The Guggenheim Doesn’t Want Labor Activists Interfering With Its Luxurious Abu Dhabi Outpost The Guggenheim Doesn’t Want Labor Activists Interfering With Its Luxurious Abu Dhabi Outpost

The Guggenheim is building a museum in the United Arab Emirates, and no longer wants to hear what activists think about it.

Apr 25, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Van Hove’s The Crucible

Arthur Miller’s Chameleon Play Arthur Miller’s Chameleon Play

Over the past 63 years, The Crucible has taken on myriad new meanings. But the real lesson is that some things never really change.

Apr 25, 2016 / Alina Cohen

Prince

Prince: The Moment’s End Prince: The Moment’s End

The artist was a creative force who seemed constitutionally incapable of not making music.

Apr 22, 2016 / David Hajdu

Prince in Abu Dhabi

Prince Recognized That ‘if There Ain’t No Justice, Then There Ain’t No Peace’ Prince Recognized That ‘if There Ain’t No Justice, Then There Ain’t No Peace’

Prince was always about more than politics, but he called for disarmament, rallied for peace, and announced that “black lives... still matter.”

Apr 21, 2016 / John Nichols

Prince on stage

Good Night, Sweet Prince Good Night, Sweet Prince

The death of the musical legend has me reeling, and remembering vividly what it was like the one time I was in his presence.

Apr 21, 2016 / Dave Zirin

The Prince of Sex

The Prince of Sex The Prince of Sex

When Reagan was president, and sex was death, it was a Prince song that turned me inside out.

Apr 21, 2016 / Richard Kim

Start Making Sense: Yes, Hillary Could Lose to Trump

Start Making Sense: Yes, Hillary Could Lose to Trump Start Making Sense: Yes, Hillary Could Lose to Trump

Plus Amy Wilentz on Hillary and Haiti, and the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel about Vietnam.

Apr 21, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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