Also Turned Away

Forty-four states in the United States today bar people with mental illnesses from voting.

Michael Chandler and Jamie York

The Supermax Solution

The billboard at the east entrance to the remote rural village of Tamms, Illinois, reads “Tamms: The First Super Max,” and below, in lowercase letters, “a good place to live.” Inmates at Tamms,

Regan Good

Racial Prescriptions

Patricia J. Williams

Girls, Interrupted

Chris Kraus reviews Cool for You, by Eileen Myles.

Chris Kraus

Depression Confession

How will we know when women have achieved equality? Male politicians will all be bachelors.

Katha Pollitt