Seeing Ourselves in Joni Mitchell Seeing Ourselves in Joni Mitchell
Ann Powers’s deeply personal biography of Joni Mitchell looks at how a generation of listeners came to identify with the folk singer’s intimate songs.
Jun 11, 2024 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
The Supreme Court Could Make Encampment Sweeps Even More Dangerous The Supreme Court Could Make Encampment Sweeps Even More Dangerous
Unhoused people face significant health risks from encampment sweeps. Grants Pass v. Johnson threatens to make them much more common.
Jun 10, 2024 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether
Why Plutocrats Are Rallying to Trump Why Plutocrats Are Rallying to Trump
Civic lessons won’t sway America’s oligarchs. Instead, we need forthright economic populism to bring them to heel.
Jun 10, 2024 / Jeet Heer
India’s Elections Shocked the World. They Shouldn’t Have. India’s Elections Shocked the World. They Shouldn’t Have.
The roots of the revolt against Narendra Modi’s government were visible to anyone who cared to look.
Jun 10, 2024 / Arvin Alaigh
What the “Uncommitted” Campaign Has Already Won What the “Uncommitted” Campaign Has Already Won
We now know for sure: The movement was President Biden’s most powerful rival in the 2024 primaries. And it’s bringing that strength to the DNC in Chicago.
Jun 10, 2024 / John Nichols
Using Up Our Water Supplies… Using Up Our Water Supplies…
Like there’s no tomorrow.
Jun 10, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Why I’m Suing Joe Biden for Complicity in the Genocide in Gaza Why I’m Suing Joe Biden for Complicity in the Genocide in Gaza
I promised my surviving family members in Gaza that I would do everything in my power to advocate on their behalf.
Jun 10, 2024 / Laila Elhaddad
Can the “OG Organizer” Keep Biden in the White House? Can the “OG Organizer” Keep Biden in the White House?
A veteran of every major social movement of the past 50 years, Heather Booth is now trying to reelect Joe Biden. She’s in the fight of her life.
Jun 10, 2024 / Feature / Joan Walsh
The NYPD Is Back to Its Violent Old Ways The NYPD Is Back to Its Violent Old Ways
New York City police promised to minimize their presence at protests and stop brutalizing demonstrators. The NYPD is barely pretending to follow the settlement agreement.
Jun 10, 2024 / Ella Fanger
What’s the Deal With Manhattan’s Pencil-Thin High Rises? What’s the Deal With Manhattan’s Pencil-Thin High Rises?
A walk along 57th Street.
Jun 10, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs