Art During Wartime Art During Wartime
Can it really be that to call for sympathy with victims of murder and kidnapping is necessarily to demand violence in return?
Mar 14, 2024 / Barry Schwabsky
What Was Palestine Before the Nakba? What Was Palestine Before the Nakba?
A stunning photo archive reveals a time before the walls and checkpoints, when Palestine was not defined by its ailments but by its industries and cultures
Mar 14, 2024 / Feature / Mohammed El-Kurd
The Risks of Dementia in the House, the Senate—and the White House The Risks of Dementia in the House, the Senate—and the White House
Biden’s occasional slips, like Trump’s off-topic rambling, are likely the result of normal aging, not Alzheimers. But dementia in high places is definitely worth worrying about.
Why Are Armed Troops in NYC Subways? Why Are Armed Troops in NYC Subways?
Kathy Hochul made a grave miscalculation by further militarizing a city she doesn’t live in or understand.
Mar 14, 2024 / Ross Barkan
America Is Fast Becoming a Death-Dealing Nation America Is Fast Becoming a Death-Dealing Nation
Medicaid cuts and hospital closures are but two manifestations of a far larger attack on American health and healthcare.
Mar 12, 2024 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
The USA Dropped 266 Million Bombs During the “Secret War” in Laos The USA Dropped 266 Million Bombs During the “Secret War” in Laos
80 million pieces of unexploded ordnance continue to kill and injure people all around the country. Photos taken at The Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) Center...
Mar 12, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
The Death and Life of Great American Media The Death and Life of Great American Media
The crisis of the news business is far from over, but we’re still doing what we’ve been doing for over 159 years.
Mar 12, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Search for Special Case–Baby 1 The Search for Special Case–Baby 1
Who was buried in the lonely grave in New York’s potter’s field? The year-long search led to a lost world in the history of AIDS.
Mar 12, 2024 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner
Senator Katie Britt: A Star Is Not Born Senator Katie Britt: A Star Is Not Born
The Alabaman’s disastrous debut was so weird even Scarlett Johansson—who’s played everything from a man-eating alien to Black Widow to Maggie the Cat—couldn’t do it justice.
Mar 11, 2024 / Jeet Heer