Does This Nearly 1,000-Page-Long Sentence Encapsulate the Anxiety of American Life? Does This Nearly 1,000-Page-Long Sentence Encapsulate the Anxiety of American Life?
Lucy Ellmann’s novel Ducks, Newburyport provides a comprehensive diagnosis of one citizen’s very modern alienation.
Sep 19, 2019 / Dustin Illingworth
23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today 23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today
Take to the streets.
Sep 19, 2019 / Bill McKibben
Edward Snowden Speaks Edward Snowden Speaks
The NSA whistleblower’s new memoir is essential reading.
Sep 19, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan
TV Weathercasters Who Are Shifting Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis TV Weathercasters Who Are Shifting Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis
Meteorologists’ reports help viewers understand what is happening and why it’s important—and they’re having an impact.
Sep 18, 2019 / Pam Radtke Russell
NFL Teams Are Desperate for Quarterbacks—but Colin Kaepernick Remains Unsigned NFL Teams Are Desperate for Quarterbacks—but Colin Kaepernick Remains Unsigned
As injuries mount, Kaepernick’s political exile becomes more conspicuous.
Sep 18, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Will Russia Be Driven From the West? Will Russia Be Driven From the West?
American opponents of readmitting Moscow to the former G8 fail to understand the consequences.
Sep 18, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump’s Plan to Solve Homelessness Is Horrifying Trump’s Plan to Solve Homelessness Is Horrifying
Democrats are right to be outraged—but their ideas aren’t much better.
Sep 18, 2019 / Jake Bittle
In Repairing Its Image, the DCCC Has Only Scratched the Surface In Repairing Its Image, the DCCC Has Only Scratched the Surface
If the committee truly wants to diversify and strengthen the Democratic caucus, it should put its money where its mouth is.
Sep 18, 2019 / Steve Phillips
Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket
Congress needs to investigate the connection between Trump’s belligerence and the Arab monarchy’s wealth.
Sep 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer
We’re Fueling the Next Global Extinction We’re Fueling the Next Global Extinction
And it will wipe us out, too.
Sep 18, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt