Reporting Norms Are Never Timeless Reporting Norms Are Never Timeless
A new history of American newspapers traces today’s debates about journalism to shifts in tech and politics 50 years ago.
Dec 10, 2018 / David Uberti
To the White People Who Penned Sweeping Love Letters to George H.W. Bush To the White People Who Penned Sweeping Love Letters to George H.W. Bush
Clearly, you never talked to a person of color about the Bush presidencies.
Dec 10, 2018 / Elie Mystal
Gun Wrongs Gun Wrongs
Your right is my fear. Mothers in America live in fear of gun violence possibly impacting their children's lives.
Dec 10, 2018 / OppArt / Ileana Doble Hernandez
Marc Lamont Hill Was Arguing for the Rights of Humans, Not of States Marc Lamont Hill Was Arguing for the Rights of Humans, Not of States
The important demand that CNN rehire Hill has obscured much of the actual content of his speech.
Dec 9, 2018 / Feature / Phyllis Bennis and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Noam Chomsky at 90: On Orwell, Taxi Drivers, and Rejecting Indoctrination Noam Chomsky at 90: On Orwell, Taxi Drivers, and Rejecting Indoctrination
As agile as ever, he pulls no punches, decrying the flaws of capitalism and abuses of governing power, sparing few politicians and no parties.
Dec 7, 2018 / John Nichols
A Team With a Racist Name Passes Judgment on Colin Kaepernick A Team With a Racist Name Passes Judgment on Colin Kaepernick
The Washington football team has decided to tank their season rather than sign Colin Kaepernick.
Dec 7, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Armenia’s Revolution: A Flickering Light in a Darkening Europe Armenia’s Revolution: A Flickering Light in a Darkening Europe
This is the first insurrection in a post-Soviet state that legitimately boiled up from the streets, free of influence from outside forces.
Dec 7, 2018 / Marc Cooper
What’s Really Behind France’s Yellow Vest Protest? What’s Really Behind France’s Yellow Vest Protest?
It’s not just about the fuel tax; it’s about anger at ever-increasing burdens on the working class.
Dec 7, 2018 / Cole Stangler
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Makes a Spectacle of Nostalgia ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Makes a Spectacle of Nostalgia
The second season of Amy Sherman-Palladino’s show is stuck in its comfort zone.
Dec 7, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Marshall
Your Ex Sucks, but Capitalism Sucks More Your Ex Sucks, but Capitalism Sucks More
Another reader asks about her trash-talking 10-year-old son.
Dec 7, 2018 / Liza Featherstone