Asylum Seekers’ Arduous Journey Doesn’t End Once They Are in the United States Asylum Seekers’ Arduous Journey Doesn’t End Once They Are in the United States
With a backlog of cases clogging up the immigration courts, some asylum-seekers wait up to 10 years for theirs to be heard—and remain without status until they are approved or deni...
Feb 21, 2023 / Rabia Gursoy
Black History vs. Black Resistance: A Quandary Black History vs. Black Resistance: A Quandary
Why American learning remains allergic to non-assimilationist history.
Feb 21, 2023 / Anthony Conwright
Letters From the March 6/13, 2023, Issue Letters From the March 6/13, 2023, Issue
Toadying at Harvard… The work of democracy (web only)…
Feb 21, 2023 / Our Readers, Sammy Feldblum, and Lavanya Nott
Dirty Nickel, Clean Power: Making the Ocean Bleed Red Dirty Nickel, Clean Power: Making the Ocean Bleed Red
How the race for more efficient batteries is poisoning Indonesia’s coastal waters.
Feb 21, 2023 / Feature / Nicolas Niarchos
Is This the End of Literary Studies? Is This the End of Literary Studies?
John Guillory’s Professing Criticism offers a sobering look at the uncertain future of criticism inside and outside the academy.
Feb 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas Dames
Why the Warrior Met Strike Is Ending Why the Warrior Met Strike Is Ending
After 23 months, the union tells more than 1,000 coal miners in Alabama it’s time to head back to work—without the contract they want.
Feb 20, 2023 / Kim Kelly
Jimmy Carter Is Our Greatest Former President Jimmy Carter Is Our Greatest Former President
Carter taught us how to live a life for others, and, as he approaches his end, he is teaching us how to die with grace.
Feb 20, 2023 / James Zogby
“The New York Times” Is Repeating One of Its Most Notorious Mistakes “The New York Times” Is Repeating One of Its Most Notorious Mistakes
The paper’s anti-trans coverage parallels its failings over gay rights and AIDS. But the Times appears determined not to learn from its own history.
Feb 20, 2023 / Jack Mirkinson
How to End Putin’s Forever War How to End Putin’s Forever War
An armistice like the one that ended fighting in the Korean War is a viable alternative to stalemate and attrition in Ukraine.
Feb 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Running for or Running From? Running for or Running From?
Trump faces mounting criminal investigations as he mounts his campaign.
Feb 20, 2023 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo and Henry Kaufman