Lessons From Virginia: You Can’t Ignore the Civil War Lessons From Virginia: You Can’t Ignore the Civil War
America’s unresolved racial identity crisis continues to define US politics.
Nov 3, 2021 / Steve Phillips
Colin Kaepernick, the Virginia Elections, and the Canary in the Coal Mine Colin Kaepernick, the Virginia Elections, and the Canary in the Coal Mine
The recent controversy sparked by his Netflix special’s depiction of slavery and the NFL is a microcosm of the political battles defining our country.
Nov 3, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Democrats Can’t Fail to Govern and Expect to Win Democrats Can’t Fail to Govern and Expect to Win
Democrats in Washington have bungled the past several months. And their failure to govern boldly—and effectively—has cost them dearly.
Nov 3, 2021 / John Nichols
Virginia Is a Wake-Up Call for Democrats Before the Midterms Virginia Is a Wake-Up Call for Democrats Before the Midterms
Those suburban voters Democrats are banking on? They might be going home to the post-Trump GOP.
Nov 3, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Just Breathe Just Breathe
Quality of air, quality of life internationally.
Nov 3, 2021 / OppArt / Chris Cardinale
On Film, a Window Into Haiti On Film, a Window Into Haiti
Gessica Généus discusses Freda, the first movie by a female Haitian director to be nominated for an award at Cannes.
Nov 3, 2021 / Q&A / Clair MacDougall
Is the Global Methane Pledge Just “Words on Paper”? Is the Global Methane Pledge Just “Words on Paper”?
More than 70 countries, including the United States, have promised to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Is it enough?
Nov 3, 2021 / Amy Westervelt
Medical Translation Without Trust Medical Translation Without Trust
Finding a translator in medical settings was difficult enough before the pandemic, but now the solutions come with additional problems.
Nov 3, 2021 / StudentNation / Zoya Qureshi
Why Mike Nichols Was the Egalitarian Auteur Why Mike Nichols Was the Egalitarian Auteur
Mark Harris’s biography of the filmmaker shows that one cannot be an auteur without some help.
Nov 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Lindsay Zoladz