The Real Butt of Nathan Fielder’s Joke The Real Butt of Nathan Fielder’s Joke
His awkward social comedies always leave you wondering: Whom should you be laughing at?
Sep 29, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
Is There a Future for Russian Independent Media? Is There a Future for Russian Independent Media?
The press in Russia has been operating under slow but constant erosion during the entirety of Putin’s watch.
Sep 29, 2022 / Alyona Minkovski and Alina Spatz
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally Has What It’s Always Wanted: Institutional Power Marine Le Pen’s National Rally Has What It’s Always Wanted: Institutional Power
The National Rally may fashion itself a movement, but it prefers that the people remain passive.
Sep 29, 2022 / Harrison Stetler
SIEGE SIEGE
i. In the dark, a woman traces the body of her son the way she traces the map of scars that adorns her body. It is night in their village. Outside, the branches of trees fal…
Sep 29, 2022 / Poems / Rasaq Malik
For the First Time, the Federal Government Will Help Poor Families Get Diapers For the First Time, the Federal Government Will Help Poor Families Get Diapers
Diaper need can worsen everything from children’s sleep to parents’ mental health. Now, the Administration for Children and Families will give out $8 million to start addressing it...
Sep 28, 2022 / Bryce Covert
Jackson Mississippi’s Poisoned Water Jackson Mississippi’s Poisoned Water
System failures, systemic racism.
Sep 28, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Brittney Griner Gets No Support From Former Coach Kim Mulkey Brittney Griner Gets No Support From Former Coach Kim Mulkey
The championship coach could not offer even a nod of solidarity to her former player languishing in a Russian prison.
Sep 28, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Iran’s Brutal Crackdown on “Women, Life, Freedom” Iran’s Brutal Crackdown on “Women, Life, Freedom”
Women across Iran have bravely taken to the streets to demand liberation from state repression and justice for Jîna Emînî, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman murdered by the “morality pol...
Sep 28, 2022 / Azadeh Shahshahani and Yosi Badie
We Like the Idea of Asylum Seekers, but Not the Real Thing We Like the Idea of Asylum Seekers, but Not the Real Thing
The 12-foot-tall puppet of a Syrian refugee has been welcomed in New York and around the world. Real refugees? Not so much.
Sep 28, 2022 / Helen Benedict
Sanders, Raskin Want Congress to Get Serious About Averting a Coup in Brazil Sanders, Raskin Want Congress to Get Serious About Averting a Coup in Brazil
Brazil’s “Tropical Trump” says “only God will remove me” if he loses Sunday.
Sep 28, 2022 / John Nichols