Articles

Michelle Pfeiffer in French Exit

The Caustic Grace of ‘French Exit’ The Caustic Grace of ‘French Exit’

This surreal “tragedy of manners” is a showcase for one of Hollywood’s most compelling actresses—Michelle Pfeiffer.

Apr 29, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

The Story Behind Your Salad: Farmworkers, Covid-19, and a Dangerous Commute

The Story Behind Your Salad: Farmworkers, Covid-19, and a Dangerous Commute The Story Behind Your Salad: Farmworkers, Covid-19, and a Dangerous Commute

Each day, Mexican farmworkers endure a grueling journey to get to their jobs in US lettuce fields. This year, that journey turned potentially deadly.

Apr 29, 2021 / Feature / Esther Honig

Biden Afghanistan War

The End of the War in Afghanistan Is in Sight The End of the War in Afghanistan Is in Sight

Despite the pressure of the American military high command, Biden has announced the beginning of the end.

Apr 28, 2021 / Rajan Menon

Palestine

Human Rights Watch: Israel Is an Apartheid State Human Rights Watch: Israel Is an Apartheid State

The human rights group’s report lends strength to the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.

Apr 28, 2021 / Kaleem Hawa

George Floyd

George Floyd George Floyd

Black Lives Matter.

Apr 28, 2021 / OppArt / Isis Davis-Marks

Covid Surge in India

India Desperately Needs Biden’s Help to Address the Covid-19 Surge India Desperately Needs Biden’s Help to Address the Covid-19 Surge

It starts with ensuring that the vaccine is treated as a public good. With cases surging in India and the death toll skyrocketing, the world can’t wait.

Apr 28, 2021 / Madhuri Sastry and Suchitra Vijayan

QAnon

Republicans Are Risking a Major Realignment Republicans Are Risking a Major Realignment

If Democrats can convince even an eighth of swing voters to care more about the well-being of their families than about Dr. Seuss, the result would be landslides that no Republican...

Apr 28, 2021 / Mark Green

Pandemic Artists Posters

Waiting for Catastrophes While Living Under the Specter of Pandemic and War Waiting for Catastrophes While Living Under the Specter of Pandemic and War

When “How are you doing?” is also a question of politics and the world.

Apr 28, 2021 / Vijay Prashad

Michelle Zauner

The Art of the Memoir With Japanese Breakfast The Art of the Memoir With Japanese Breakfast

A conversation with indie pop artist Michelle Zauner on cooking, grieving, and the role politics plays in music.

Apr 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho

Philip Roth biography

Blake Bailey’s Life as a Man Blake Bailey’s Life as a Man

The disgraced writer’s Philip Roth biography is a document of a misogynist literary world. But I had to read the book to get the whole story.

Apr 28, 2021 / Katha Pollitt

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