Jewish Women Have a Long History of Organizing for Labor Rights Jewish Women Have a Long History of Organizing for Labor Rights
Fran Drescher is just the latest example of the pivotal role Jewish women have played in the union struggle.
Aug 18, 2023 / Column / Alexis Grenell
The Uses of Affirmative Action The Uses of Affirmative Action
The right denounced it as "reverse racism," while the liberal center hailed it as the endpoint of egalitarianism. But as a limited measure in the fight against discrimination, it ...
Aug 9, 2023 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.
This Is How Trump Becomes a Dictator This Is How Trump Becomes a Dictator
The former president doesn’t want to destroy the security state. He wants to bend it to his will.
Aug 3, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman
Maternal Mortality Is Rising, and Pro-Lifers Don’t Care Maternal Mortality Is Rising, and Pro-Lifers Don’t Care
Abortion opponents expect all pregnancies to be carried to term. But they won't lift a finger to help mothers.
Jul 21, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Masculinity of Lucas Kunce’s Bid for the US Senate The Masculinity of Lucas Kunce’s Bid for the US Senate
His campaign is a rebuke to Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s toxic vision of manhood.
Jul 17, 2023 / Column / Alexis Grenell
The Other Kennedy Curse The Other Kennedy Curse
Kennedy family mythology is bad history, bad politics—and perhaps as unfair to the living Kennedys as to anyone else.
The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow–Style Bigotry The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow–Style Bigotry
The court's conservatives used a case literally based on a homophobe’s fantasies to blow a huge hole in our antidiscrimination laws and revive the spirit of Plessy v. Ferguson.
Jul 3, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal
Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse
Did the “creative class” learn anything from buying into a product that was obviously destined to flop?
Jul 3, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner