This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t. This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t.
Against the vice cop of the mind.
Mar 27, 2020 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Transgender and Intersex Kids Must Have a Voice in Health Care Decisions Transgender and Intersex Kids Must Have a Voice in Health Care Decisions
Transgender kids don’t need to be saved from affirming themselves, and intersex kids should not be “repaired” without consent.
Feb 13, 2020 / Scott Nass
Trump’s Distraction by Assassination Trump’s Distraction by Assassination
The killing of Iran’s Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani took the public’s attention away from Trump’s upcoming trial in the Senate. This new crisis, though, has no visible off-ramp.
Jan 7, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
David Maraniss’s Tale of Hope and Misfortune in Postwar America David Maraniss’s Tale of Hope and Misfortune in Postwar America
In A Good American Family, the journalist and editor examines his father and mother’s youthful idealism and the bitter years of McCarthyism that followed.
Nov 12, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich
What It Feels Like to Be Watched What It Feels Like to Be Watched
From the streets to our smartphones, surveillance has taken on frightening proportions.
Oct 28, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami
Colleges Are Spreading Trump’s Disingenuous Notion of ‘Free Speech’ Colleges Are Spreading Trump’s Disingenuous Notion of ‘Free Speech’
In the name of free speech, universities are suppressing student protests in increasingly draconian ways.
Oct 16, 2019 / StudentNation / P.E. Moskowitz
Edward Snowden Speaks Edward Snowden Speaks
The NSA whistleblower’s new memoir is essential reading.
Sep 19, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan
Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution
The US used to tell the world that strong unions were a bulwark against fascism. We should take our own advice and enshrine the right to organize.
Sep 2, 2019 / John Nichols
Dismantling Transphobia at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Dismantling Transphobia at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Three performances at the world’s biggest arts festival react to transphobic rhetoric in the UK.
Aug 22, 2019 / Elliot Ross
Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests
The authorities are using unprecedented police brutality and selective arrests to silence pent-up public demands for more democratic governance.
Aug 21, 2019 / Ilaria Maria Sala