Randall Kennedy Says It Loud Randall Kennedy Says It Loud
A conversation with the Harvard law professor about his new essay collection, the state or racial politics, campus activism, and much more.
Jan 6, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Welcoming Our Robot Overlords Welcoming Our Robot Overlords
Corporations like Amazon have lives of their own—and they control ours.
Jan 6, 2022 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò
Biden Is Still Refusing to Cancel Student Debt Biden Is Still Refusing to Cancel Student Debt
In spite of his campaign promises to the contrary, the president is dragging his feet on lifting a burden weighing on millions of Americans.
Jan 5, 2022 / Aída Chávez
What We Can Learn From Portland’s “Queen of the Bolsheviks” What We Can Learn From Portland’s “Queen of the Bolsheviks”
More than a century ago, the US government tried to silence Marie Equi, a radical queer abortionist.
Jan 4, 2022 / Kim Kelly
Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird
I wouldn’t even try to sum up this bizarre year of ours.
Dec 31, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
Revenge of the Nerds Revenge of the Nerds
Has neoliberalism placed political power in the hands of consultants with calculators?
Dec 30, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò
Bette Midler’s Contempt Fuels Right-Wing Populism Bette Midler’s Contempt Fuels Right-Wing Populism
With Trump and his enablers ready to weaponize every condescending word, liberals need to stop giving them ammunition.
Dec 30, 2021 / Anthony Flaccavento and Erica Etelson
For Afghanistan, 2021 Brought an End to One Horror—and the Beginning of Another For Afghanistan, 2021 Brought an End to One Horror—and the Beginning of Another
Since the West abandoned Afghanistan, the violence of the occupation has ended but hunger and the cruelties of the Taliban have taken its place.
Dec 29, 2021 / Ali M. Latifi
How Canceling Student Loan Debt Would Be Strategically Smart for Biden How Canceling Student Loan Debt Would Be Strategically Smart for Biden
The country desperately needs relief, and the president needs a political win.
Dec 28, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Plague Doctors’ Bacchanal Plague Doctors’ Bacchanal
Another year of the Covid pandemic.
Dec 28, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Kornbluth