Cornel West Should Not Be Running for President Cornel West Should Not Be Running for President
He doesn’t see a third party playing a spoiler role to Democrats as bad—and that’s inevitable.
Jun 8, 2023 / Joan Walsh
New CNN Logo/Tattoo New CNN Logo/Tattoo
Twist of font/Trumpface.
Raging Bullshit: Credits and the Hollywood Economy Raging Bullshit: Credits and the Hollywood Economy
The Max streaming platform debuted a credit system that obscures the actual work done by film writers and other creative workers.
Jun 8, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
The Right’s Latest Target: No-Fault Divorce The Right’s Latest Target: No-Fault Divorce
Republicans have a new way of sticking their noses in other people’s business.
Jun 8, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt
How the John Birch Society Won the Long Game How the John Birch Society Won the Long Game
The American right doesn’t need the John Birch Society these days, but that is because it’s adopted the Birchers’ extremism wholesale.
Jun 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Nathan Robinson
On a Rapidly Warming Planet, Home Is a Luxury On a Rapidly Warming Planet, Home Is a Luxury
The importance of place and the draw of home is at odds with the future we have created for our planet.
Jun 8, 2023 / Jane Braxton Little
America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism
Hate against trans people is rising, but the suburbs are what gives this hate its fervor and popularity.
Jun 8, 2023 / P.E. Moskowitz
The Racist, Insulting Resurgence of Work Requirements The Racist, Insulting Resurgence of Work Requirements
Work requirements expose the nasty underbelly of the vaunted American work ethic. We would rather the poor starve than risk that they might spend less time on the job.
Jun 8, 2023 / Bryce Covert
Mike Pence’s Presidential Amnesia Mike Pence’s Presidential Amnesia
The former vice president has entered the ring for the 2024 Republican nomination—he just wants you to forget he ever set foot in the White House.
Jun 8, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Chris Christie Tries to Go Big. It Doesn’t Work. Chris Christie Tries to Go Big. It Doesn’t Work.
Polling at less than 1 percent, Christie is welcomed to the 2024 race by those who think he’ll knock Trump out. He failed at that before, and again Tuesday.
Jun 7, 2023 / Joan Walsh