Free Dr. Seuss! Free Dr. Seuss!
Corporate ownership of his classic works shouldn’t prevent us from having a grown-up conversation about racism and children’s literature.
Dr. Seuss’s Mistakes Are the Least of Our Troubles Dr. Seuss’s Mistakes Are the Least of Our Troubles
If we insist on holding cultural history to contemporary standards, what will we have left?
Apr 1, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Media Must Stop Demonizing Immigrants The Media Must Stop Demonizing Immigrants
Before someone else “having a really bad day” decides to pick up a gun in response to their lies.
Mar 31, 2021 / Erika Andiola
Biden Meets, and Defeats, the Press Biden Meets, and Defeats, the Press
The president should postpone future news conferences. Not because he can’t handle them—but because the White House press corps can’t.
Mar 25, 2021 / Joan Walsh
The Massacre in Atlanta Was As Predictable as White Supremacy The Massacre in Atlanta Was As Predictable as White Supremacy
There are lots of people working overtime to try to prove that the mass shooting of six Asian women wasn’t motivated by bigotry. It was.
Mar 18, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Covering Young Climate Activists Isn’t an Act of Favoritism—It’s an Act of Journalism Covering Young Climate Activists Isn’t an Act of Favoritism—It’s an Act of Journalism
Activists are newsmakers, just like politicians, and deserve accurate, rigorous coverage.
Mar 17, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Four Horsemen of the Media Apocalypse The Four Horsemen of the Media Apocalypse
The legacies of Trump, Limbaugh, Murdoch, and Ailes are a lasting plague of misinformation, propaganda, and fake news.
Mar 9, 2021 / Robert Lipsyte
Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation
With climate action on the table, disinformation is poised to get louder. What should journalists do about it?
Feb 24, 2021 / Andrew McCormick
What Was Rush Limbaugh So Afraid Of? What Was Rush Limbaugh So Afraid Of?
The late bully’s 30-year reign on talk radio traced and drove the rise of a grievance politics that led to Trump—and the January 6 violence.
Feb 18, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Letters From the February 22/March 1, 2021, Issue Letters From the February 22/March 1, 2021, Issue
Overtures to Trump voters… Paging the Surgeon General… Post-progressive aid?… Seeing the work… Appreciating Alterman…
Feb 9, 2021 / Our Readers