Pimps All Around: In Defense of ‘Louisville Madam’ Katina Powell Pimps All Around: In Defense of ‘Louisville Madam’ Katina Powell
People castigating the woman who supplied sex workers to Louisville basketball groups should be pointing their fingers elsewhere.
Oct 23, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The Department of Homeland Security’s ‘Baby Jails’ The Department of Homeland Security’s ‘Baby Jails’
In the wake of last summer’s migrant crisis, DHS is still keeping families in detention centers. What could go wrong?
Oct 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce
Enduring an 11-hour festival of mansplaining, with a sexist assist from GOP women, Hillary Clinton looked calm and presidential.
Oct 23, 2015 / Joan Walsh
This Man Was Jailed for Seeking Restitution of Property Stolen by the Nazis This Man Was Jailed for Seeking Restitution of Property Stolen by the Nazis
The Austrian government risks looking like it’s trying to silence an outspoken critic of its horrific behavior during the Nazi era.
Oct 22, 2015 / William D. Cohan
LIVE: Between the Lines With Ta-Nehisi Coates LIVE: Between the Lines With Ta-Nehisi Coates
An intimate public conversation with the author of Between the World and Me, streaming today at 6:30 pm, est.
Oct 22, 2015 / The Nation
John Cameron Mitchell’s Journey From Reaganite to Punk Queen John Cameron Mitchell’s Journey From Reaganite to Punk Queen
As Hedwig prepares a national tour, its creator talks with our editors about the show’s genesis, ’90s New York, and socialist project management.
Oct 22, 2015 / Kai Wright and Lizzy Ratner
The 5 Books You Need to Read to Understand Gentrification The 5 Books You Need to Read to Understand Gentrification
Here’s how it works.
Oct 22, 2015 / DW Gibson
Humanism, Science, and the Radical Expansion of the Possible Humanism, Science, and the Radical Expansion of the Possible
Why we shouldn’t let neuroscience banish mystery from human life.
Oct 22, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Marilynne Robinson
Letters From the November 9, 2015, Issue Letters From the November 9, 2015, Issue
Inside out and outside in… Gates’s gilded gospel… obstacle illusions…
Oct 22, 2015 / Barry Schwabsky, Michael Sorkin, and Our Readers
Something Important Seeping Out of the World Something Important Seeping Out of the World
Films about mourning and illness, and some worthy commercial fare, dominated this year’s New York Film Festival.
Oct 22, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans