How Wisconsin Lost Control of the Strange Disease Killing Its Deer How Wisconsin Lost Control of the Strange Disease Killing Its Deer
Despite early containment efforts, chronic wasting disease has been allowed to run rampant in the state. That’s bad news for all of us.
Nov 18, 2024 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias
The Perfect, Smiling Wives of the Christian Right The Perfect, Smiling Wives of the Christian Right
Far from being an immutable fact of Christianity, evangelical antifeminism is recent, virulent, and gaining traction every day.
Oct 31, 2024 / Feature / Talia Lavin
25 Years of Indecision With Jon Stewart 25 Years of Indecision With Jon Stewart
Before he left his post at The Daily Show, Stewart was America’s voice of reason. Times have changed. Has he?
Oct 29, 2024 / Feature / John Semley
“Call of Duty”: Pentagon Ops “Call of Duty”: Pentagon Ops
Inside the weird synergies that launched the videogaming industry---and made the Pentagon fantasies in Call of Duty its stock in trade.
Oct 24, 2024 / Feature / Jesse Robertson
What Kind of Damage Will the Supreme Court Inflict This Term? What Kind of Damage Will the Supreme Court Inflict This Term?
To understand the ambitions of the conservative majority, look no farther than Project 2025, which was cooked up by some of the same people who engineered the current court.
Oct 4, 2024 / Feature / Elie Mystal
The Story of Sakinah Ahad Shannon, an Early Hero of Abortion Liberation The Story of Sakinah Ahad Shannon, an Early Hero of Abortion Liberation
Sakinah discovered Chicago’s Abortion Counseling Service, better known as Jane, because she wanted to help a friend. Then she became an essential part of it.
Oct 1, 2024 / Feature / Renee Bracey Sherman and Regina Mahone
Mary Sully’s Astonishing Art Pictures American History Through Indigenous Eyes Mary Sully’s Astonishing Art Pictures American History Through Indigenous Eyes
A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum reveals how deeply embedded a Native woman’s perspective on our culture might be.
Sep 27, 2024 / Feature / Elizabeth Pochoda
How Immigration Became a Lightning Rod in American Politics How Immigration Became a Lightning Rod in American Politics
Anti-immigrant think tanks and advocacy groups operated on the margins until Trump became president. Now they have molded not only the GOP but also Democrats in their image.
Sep 25, 2024 / Feature / Gaby Del Valle
Can Kamala Harris "Win It All"? Can Kamala Harris "Win It All"?
The Democrats could win control of Congress and the White House—if they run a truly national campaign.
Sep 24, 2024 / Feature / John Nichols
It May All Come Down to Pennsylvania It May All Come Down to Pennsylvania
Voters in this pivotal state grapple with an unfamiliar emotion: hope.
Sep 24, 2024 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan