The Immortal Life of Dr. Roland Pattillo The Immortal Life of Dr. Roland Pattillo
The man who preserved the legacy of medical hero Henrietta Lacks died in May, but big media missed the story. I couldn’t.
Sep 27, 2023 / Obituary / Joan Walsh
On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About
Rather than understand gentrification as a systemic issue, the term has simply become an insult people throw around.
Sep 27, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Racism?? In Finland!!?? Racism?? In Finland!!??
Trouble in the “World’s Happiest Nation.”
Sep 26, 2023 / David Kirp
Will the UAW Picket Trump’s Rally in Detroit? Will the UAW Picket Trump’s Rally in Detroit?
Trump’s speeches are terrifying echoes of those heard in Europe in the 1930s. They are appeals to labor by a candidate supported by heavily armed, fascist political formations.
Sep 25, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game
Announcing his exit, the right-wing baron mixes public populism and private elitism.
Sep 25, 2023 / Jeet Heer
How Anti–Sex Work Legislation Is About to Get Worse How Anti–Sex Work Legislation Is About to Get Worse
FOSTA-SESTA made sex workers less safe and the Internet less free. A spate of new laws is deepening the damage.
Sep 25, 2023 / Feature / Sascha Cohen
Farewell to a Poor Bastard Farewell to a Poor Bastard
Joe Matt (1963–2023) made hilarious comedy of his own misery.
Immigrant Pride Immigrant Pride
Guatemalan immigrants: life, work, joy. Sunset Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Sep 20, 2023 / OppArt / Harry Mena
Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore
Aggregated real estate listings like Zillow have distorted our understanding of what makes a house a home.
Sep 19, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner
The Plundering of the South China Sea The Plundering of the South China Sea
We’re not going to mine our way out of the climate crisis.
Sep 18, 2023 / Joshua Frank