Kevin McCarthy Isn’t Up to This Battle. But Neither Is Anyone Else. Kevin McCarthy Isn’t Up to This Battle. But Neither Is Anyone Else.
All that protects McCarthy right now is the tiny but effective coat of armor he wore in January: No one else can get a majority vote.
Sep 14, 2023 / Joan Walsh
How Stephen A. Smith Got His Revenge How Stephen A. Smith Got His Revenge
His memoir, Straight Shooter—a reflection on his life, his victories, and his defeats—gives an inside look into how the ESPN personality remade sports journalism in his image.
Sep 14, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Zito Madu
These Activists Have One Simple Goal: Abolish the Cruise Industry These Activists Have One Simple Goal: Abolish the Cruise Industry
A group of environmental activists in France is gaining traction with a bold argument: Cruises shouldn’t exist.
Sep 14, 2023 / Cole Stangler
Cop City and the Silencing of Dissent Cop City and the Silencing of Dissent
Officials in Georgia are covering up the police killing of a protester and waging a chilling assault on the right to protest.
Sep 14, 2023 / Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib
It’s Now Clearer Than Ever: The US Is Choosing to Impoverish Children It’s Now Clearer Than Ever: The US Is Choosing to Impoverish Children
Robert Reich has been telling us for years that policymakers have the power to end—or increase—poverty. New Census data proves him right.
Sep 13, 2023 / John Nichols
Is Kevin McCarthy Burning Down the House? Is Kevin McCarthy Burning Down the House?
The Republican speaker has caved to the party’s right flank by greenlighting impeachment hearings against President Biden. But an impasse over spending legislation may trigger a s...
Sep 13, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
The West Needs a Russia—Not a Putin—Policy The West Needs a Russia—Not a Putin—Policy
Demonizing Putin is not a policy. It’s an excuse for the absence of one.
Sep 13, 2023 / Artin DerSimonian
Working Hard for the American Dream Working Hard for the American Dream
Latin American vendors, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York.
Sep 13, 2023 / OppArt / Harry Mena
What Can True Crime Offer Us? What Can True Crime Offer Us?
Rebecca Makkai’s I Have Some Questions for You tries to understand popular culture's fixation on two lurid things: podcasts and murders.
Sep 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Bekah Waalkes