Art and Exile in the Third Republic Art and Exile in the Third Republic
James McAuley’s The House of Fragile Things examines the travails of a circle of Jewish art collectors, tracing a history of betrayal and dispossession.
Aug 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Stamler
The Apocalypse Will Not Be Slow The Apocalypse Will Not Be Slow
All of us are in a new world, and we’d better get used to it.
Aug 16, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
Ditched Ditched
Spilling the beans. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 9.
Aug 13, 2021 / Steve Brodner
The Radical Capitalist Behind the Critical Race Theory Furor The Radical Capitalist Behind the Critical Race Theory Furor
How a dark-money mogul bankrolled an astroturf backlash.
Aug 13, 2021 / Column / Jasmine Banks
California’s Recall Election Could Be a National Disaster California’s Recall Election Could Be a National Disaster
In a state with 40 million people, it’s entirely conceivable that a new governor could be “elected” with fewer than 2 million votes.
Aug 13, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
A Meditation on Life and… A Meditation on Life and…
Musings in a pandemic.
Aug 13, 2021 / OppArt / Elizabeth Haidle
The Next Gerrymandering Nightmare Has Begun The Next Gerrymandering Nightmare Has Begun
With the release of 2020 Census data, GOP legislators will rush to draw new maps. If they get their way, they’re likely to flip the US House.
Aug 13, 2021 / John Nichols
Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder
In California, migrant workers in the country on H-2A visas are laboring through heat, atrocious housing, and other afflictions.
Aug 13, 2021 / David Bacon
Talking Radical Media With Noam Chomsky Talking Radical Media With Noam Chomsky
The 92-year-old leftist sees meaningful progress in news coverage.
Aug 13, 2021 / Q&A / Victor Pickard
Coverage of the “Code Red” Climate Report Was Good. Here’s How to Sustain It. Coverage of the “Code Red” Climate Report Was Good. Here’s How to Sustain It.
From now to COP26 in November journalists should focus especially on climate justice and climate solutions—and we should play the story so much bigger.
Aug 12, 2021 / Andrew McCormick