Richard Hofstadter’s Discontents Richard Hofstadter’s Discontents
Why did the historian come to fear the very movements he once would have celebrated?
Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jeet Heer
Who Will Save the News? Who Will Save the News?
Victor Pickard’s new book argues that without a public intervention American journalism faces a dire future.
Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Anya Schiffrin
Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America
In Just Us, the poet offers a searing assessment of racism and loneliness in today’s America. But while she’s pessimistic about the present, she’s also hopeful about the future.
Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
Chinatown Will Recover From the Coronavirus Chinatown Will Recover From the Coronavirus
But it won’t be the same.
Oct 6, 2020 / Photo Essay / Alan Chin and Magnum Foundation
Extinction Rebellion’s Long Overdue Reckoning With Race Extinction Rebellion’s Long Overdue Reckoning With Race
After experiencing a barrage of criticism for its lack of diversity, has the climate activist group finally made inclusivity a priority?
Oct 5, 2020 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant
Testing positive for Covid-19 has done nothing to change the president’s thinking about the pandemic.
Oct 5, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Supreme Court’s War on Equality The Supreme Court’s War on Equality
In Supreme Inequality, Adam Cohen offers a damning indictment of Supreme Court jurisprudence, reminding us of just how political the country's highest court is.
Oct 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Randall Kennedy
While the Poor Get Sick, Bill Gates Just Gets Richer While the Poor Get Sick, Bill Gates Just Gets Richer
The billionaire’s pandemic investments, like much of his work, remain a secret.
Oct 5, 2020 / Tim Schwab