Acts of Insolence Acts of Insolence
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is earnest in a way that’s ill-suited to a movie that pretends to razz the whole superhero business.
May 12, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
What I Learned From Susan Burton, a Modern-Day Harriet Tubman What I Learned From Susan Burton, a Modern-Day Harriet Tubman
Reading her life story will change the way you view the world.
May 11, 2017 / Michelle Alexander
Rick Perlstein: What We Didn’t Understand About Trump Rick Perlstein: What We Didn’t Understand About Trump
Plus Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on redefining money and Heather Ann Thompson on Attica.
May 11, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Comey’s Firing Is Worse Than the Saturday Night Massacre Comey’s Firing Is Worse Than the Saturday Night Massacre
At least during Watergate officials inside the administration refused to collude with Nixon’s orders.
May 10, 2017 / Bruce Shapiro
What Herman Melville Can Teach Us About the Trump Era What Herman Melville Can Teach Us About the Trump Era
He would point out that what plagues us are the sins of the past coming home to roost: America’s tolerance of bigotry and blindness to its own faults.
May 10, 2017 / Ariel Dorfman
MUNA’s Total Honesty MUNA’s Total Honesty
The LA pop trio’s greatest strength is its willingness to name the enemy.
May 10, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Laura Snapes
We Have Seen Times This Dark Before—Here’s How We Fought Back We Have Seen Times This Dark Before—Here’s How We Fought Back
1967 offers many lessons for those who want to counter Trumpism.
May 9, 2017 / Danny Goldberg
Trump’s Healthcare Plan Is All About Freedom! Trump’s Healthcare Plan Is All About Freedom!
Freedom for the rich to exploit the poor, that is.
May 9, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
The Prisoner Firefighters Battling California’s Wildfires The Prisoner Firefighters Battling California’s Wildfires
Three clips from a new film exploring the seemingly ordinary landscapes touched by our prison system.
May 8, 2017 / The Nation
Women Don’t Need Ivanka Trump’s Fortune-Cookie Feminism Women Don’t Need Ivanka Trump’s Fortune-Cookie Feminism
They need her father to stop his harmful policies.
May 6, 2017 / Lucia Graves