News From Home, and Other People’s Homes News From Home, and Other People’s Homes
When there is everything in the world but hope, yet nothing in the world without it.
May 26, 2021 / Hira Nabi
The New York Story Is Not the Real Estate Story The New York Story Is Not the Real Estate Story
Massive overdevelopment and warehousing apartments for the wealthy were killing New York even before the pandemic. So why are none of the mayoral candidates talking about that?
May 26, 2021 / Robert Neuwirth
Rough Trade, Big City: The Legacy of ‘Midnight Cowboy’ Rough Trade, Big City: The Legacy of ‘Midnight Cowboy’
Glenn Frankel’s new book explores the making of a film that has become almost synonymous with New York City.
May 26, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Adam Nayman
The Party of White Grievance Has Never Cared About Democracy The Party of White Grievance Has Never Cared About Democracy
From the Democrats of the Civil War era to the Republicans of the Trump years, the white party has always posed the greatest threat to our political system.
May 26, 2021 / Steve Phillips
The Military Needs A New Way to Handle Sexual Assault The Military Needs A New Way to Handle Sexual Assault
A new bill proposed by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Joni Ernst is a good start, but it’s not enough.
May 26, 2021 / Andrea Mazzarino
The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase
Failing to teach what the wartime state did only emboldens the forces of misogyny and racism.
May 26, 2021 / Chelsea Szendi Schieder
New York Needs Trae Young New York Needs Trae Young
After the year from hell, New York City awakens to jeer their very own basketball villain.
May 26, 2021 / Dave Zirin
What To Do When Your Party Started An Insurrection What To Do When Your Party Started An Insurrection
Avoid accountability with only a few simple steps.
May 25, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
In the Wake of George Floyd In the Wake of George Floyd
One year ago, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police. What began as a street corner memorial grew into a semiautonomous zone that is still standing.
May 25, 2021 / Anna DalCortivo and Alyssa Oursler
The War on Palestinians Continues—Now in the Form of Mass Arrests The War on Palestinians Continues—Now in the Form of Mass Arrests
Israel says the campaign of mass arrests is about “law and order,” but Palestinians know it is about quashing dissent inside the state.
May 25, 2021 / Abir Kopty