The Mysterious Magnetism of Michelle Obama The Mysterious Magnetism of Michelle Obama
How did the first lady, a model of intelligence and grace, manage to keep her composure?
Dec 14, 2016 / Feature / Adrienne Kennedy
Michelle Obama, Between Respectability and Radicalism Michelle Obama, Between Respectability and Radicalism
While we took pride in the first lady, activists changed what she could do.
Dec 14, 2016 / Feature / Joelle Gamble
We Are Hitting the Wall of Maximum Grabbing We Are Hitting the Wall of Maximum Grabbing
We have an epidemic of grabbing—land grabbing, resource grabbing—and now the most powerful nation on earth has elected Donald Trump as its grabber-in-chief.
Dec 14, 2016 / Naomi Klein
These Photos Show the People Who Turn a Cotton Plant Into Your Jeans These Photos Show the People Who Turn a Cotton Plant Into Your Jeans
Following the path of cotton from Burkina Faso to Bangladesh to your local mall.
Dec 12, 2016 / Photo Essay / Meta Krese and Jošt Franko
The Second Coming of MTV News The Second Coming of MTV News
Its rebirth gives insights into twin trends across the media landscape: prestige and diversity.
Dec 2, 2016 / Wei Tchou
How to Survive an Anti-Feminist Backlash How to Survive an Anti-Feminist Backlash
We can’t relax, and we can’t assume that everything will work out.
Nov 30, 2016 / Sady Doyle
Inside Trump Tower, You Can Hardly Hear the Protesters Inside Trump Tower, You Can Hardly Hear the Protesters
A visit to the other White House offers a preview of Donald Trump’s America.
Nov 29, 2016 / Nick Turse
Resisting the New Normal of a Trump Presidency Resisting the New Normal of a Trump Presidency
A professor sees hope in her students and youth everywhere.
Nov 21, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
3 Million of Hillary’s Biggest Supporters Found Each Other in a Secret Facebook Group 3 Million of Hillary’s Biggest Supporters Found Each Other in a Secret Facebook Group
But now Clinton herself is urging them to come out from behind their screens.
Nov 17, 2016 / Sarah M. Seltzer
Applying for a White House Job Applying for a White House Job
The résumé shows Muslim-hating? Good. Misogyny? That wins some points for men. And bashing immigrants is quite a plus. The model here is Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Nov 17, 2016 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin