The World-Making Aesthetic of Hong Sangsoo The World-Making Aesthetic of Hong Sangsoo
While he has long been seen as an apolitical filmmaker, his work is anything but. The auteur’s films engage with the dreams and contradictions of Korea like no other.
Jun 21, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Dennis Zhou
Stanford’s New School of Sustainability Is a Gift to Fossil Fuel Companies Stanford’s New School of Sustainability Is a Gift to Fossil Fuel Companies
The university seems set to replicate the mistakes of past climate research: soliciting oil and gas funding, while paying lip service to environmental justice.
Jun 21, 2022 / StudentNation / Celina Scott-Buechler and Ada Statler
Why This N.Y. Socialist Is Running on Climate Why This N.Y. Socialist Is Running on Climate
Sarahana Shrestha wants the public sector to supply the state’s energy. Will the idea help her win a state Assembly seat?
Jun 21, 2022 / Q&A / Liza Featherstone
Sweeping Gun Reform Sweeping Gun Reform
The GOP erases sensible gun restrictions.
Jun 20, 2022 / OppArt / Ron Hauge and Peter Kuper
Keeping Juneteenth Radical Keeping Juneteenth Radical
Crass commercialization of a holiday is as American as a Labor Day sale, and so it is up to us to keep the true spirit of Juneteenth alive.
Jun 20, 2022 / Robert Greene II
How Bleak Is the Future of the Art World? How Bleak Is the Future of the Art World?
A conversation with critic Ben Davis about making art amid global crisis, fine art’s waning relevance, and his recent book Art in the After-Culture.
Jun 20, 2022 / Q&A / Naomi Elias
The Problem of the Supreme Court The Problem of the Supreme Court
It’s time to admit that the nation’s highest court has been a source of harm more often than it’s been a force for justice.
Jun 20, 2022 / Feature / Louis Michael Seidman
To Avert January 6, We Needed Whistleblowers—and We Never Got Them To Avert January 6, We Needed Whistleblowers—and We Never Got Them
The Trump and Pence staffers testifying now batted down Trump’s election lies—but they never went public with the threat he posed.
Jun 17, 2022 / Joan Walsh for The Nation