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A still from “Hard Truths.”

The Uncomfortable Genius of Mike Leigh The Uncomfortable Genius of Mike Leigh

In “Hard Truths,” Leigh reminds us that a family dinner can tell the story of a whole society.

Feb 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman

“The Pitt” and the Gritty Return of the Hospital Drama

“The Pitt” and the Gritty Return of the Hospital Drama “The Pitt” and the Gritty Return of the Hospital Drama

 In the frenzied medical drama, the limits and problems of the healthcare system serve as the basis for the show’s plot.

Feb 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte

The Carceral System Enters Its Smartwatch Era

The Carceral System Enters Its Smartwatch Era The Carceral System Enters Its Smartwatch Era

Wrist monitors like the BI VeriWatch dominated at a recent industry conference. But some 20 miles away, incarcerated men had other ideas about what the future should look like.

Feb 12, 2025 / Blair Paddock

Leonid “Chaplan” Numerchuk gets on his knees to beg a woman to evacuate from the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in late January. She had requested an evacuation, but changed her mind when rescuers arrived, and ultimately stayed in her home.

A Priest Races to Rescue Civilians as Russian Forces Close In A Priest Races to Rescue Civilians as Russian Forces Close In

Meet Leonid Nomerchuk, the 39-year-old priest evacuating civilians from Ukrainian villages under Russian missile and drone attack.

Feb 12, 2025 / Jared Goyette and Milana Holovan

Linda McMahon and Donald Trump listens during the inaugural meeting of the President’s National Council for the American Worker in 2018.

Trump’s Education Pick Bankrolled Efforts to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trump’s Education Pick Bankrolled Efforts to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Linda McMahon’s foundation has donated millions to groups that advocated for DEI programs, lauded affirmative action, and criticized Donald Trump.

Feb 12, 2025 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp

Activists and members of different tribes from the region protest in Keystone, South Dakota, on July 3, 2020, as they demonstrate around the Mount Rushmore National Monument and the visit of President Donald Trump.

Trump Can’t Strip Natives of Our US Citizenship, but He Will Try to Take Our Lands Trump Can’t Strip Natives of Our US Citizenship, but He Will Try to Take Our Lands

The Department of Justice recently argued that birthright citizenship does not apply to Native Americans. The administration will likely take aim at Native sovereignty next.

Feb 11, 2025 / Simon Moya-Smith

Primary Suffragists, Secondary Recognition.

Primary Suffragists, Secondary Recognition. Primary Suffragists, Secondary Recognition.

Black leaders: Sarah Redmond Parker, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Charlotte “Lottie” Rollin, Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth, Hallie Quinn Brown, and Mary Church Terrell.

Feb 11, 2025 / OppArt / Patricia Anderson Turner

Why Elon Musk and the GOP Have the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau in Their Crosshairs

Why Elon Musk and the GOP Have the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau in Their Crosshairs Why Elon Musk and the GOP Have the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau in Their Crosshairs

Republicans have long wanted to kill the CFPB. With Musk and Russell Vought, they may finally have their chance.

Feb 11, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

President Donald Trump during an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025.

Trump Doesn’t Have the Authority. What Happens When He Does It Anyway? Trump Doesn’t Have the Authority. What Happens When He Does It Anyway?

The American experiment depends on institutional checks on power’s exercise. If there are no checks, then these indeed will be devastating times.

Feb 11, 2025 / Michele Goodwin and Gregory Shaffer

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk walks on stage to speak during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Nazis and Racists and “Big Balls,” Oh My! Nazis and Racists and “Big Balls,” Oh My!

Elon Musk’s DOGE-boys are hacking our government. The misogynist bros of the 2014 Gamergate travesty have won. For now.

Feb 11, 2025 / Joan Walsh

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