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
Mother Earth’s Sick Bed Mother Earth’s Sick Bed
Actions and inactions that threaten our planet.
Sep 25, 2023 / OppArt / Jos Sances
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
How Can Universities Fix Title IX? By Listening to Survivors. How Can Universities Fix Title IX? By Listening to Survivors.
A student group at the University of California conducted a study of Title IX services on campus. “We thought if we did a survey then they would have to listen to us."
Sep 25, 2023 / Rina Rossi
Jann Wenner’s Blinkered Rock ‘n’ Roll Revolution Jann Wenner’s Blinkered Rock ‘n’ Roll Revolution
He built an empire on the foundations laid by Black musicians—but fails entirely to recognize that.
Sep 22, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Did Narendra Modi Kill a Canadian Citizen? Did Narendra Modi Kill a Canadian Citizen?
New cold war politics might end any investigation into the assassination of a Sikh activist before it begins.
Sep 22, 2023 / Jeet Heer
At the Vote Pray Stand Summit, Christian Parents and Their “Rights” Take Center Stage At the Vote Pray Stand Summit, Christian Parents and Their “Rights” Take Center Stage
The movement that helped end Roe is embracing a political strategy that wraps the demonization of trans people in the innocuous-sounding catchphrase “parental rights.”
Sep 22, 2023 / Amy Littlefield
Rupert Murdoch Leaves News Corp on His Own Terms Rupert Murdoch Leaves News Corp on His Own Terms
And that’s a disgrace.
Sep 21, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Farewell to a Poor Bastard Farewell to a Poor Bastard
Joe Matt (1963–2023) made hilarious comedy of his own misery.
Sep 21, 2023 / Jeet Heer