How Scientific Publishers’ Extreme Fees Put Profit Over Progress How Scientific Publishers’ Extreme Fees Put Profit Over Progress
Last month, the editorial team of NeuroImage resigned over the “unethical fees” charged by the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. Can scientists ditch the for-profit system?
May 31, 2023 / StudentNation / Kayla Yup
Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union
The newly unionized Star Gardens strippers are a triumph for the labor movement, proving that regardless of their profession, when workers unite, they can win.
May 31, 2023 / Antonia Crane
The Trauma and Resilience of Tulsa’s Greenwood District The Trauma and Resilience of Tulsa’s Greenwood District
Karlos K. Hill, a historian of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, speaks with Victor Luckerson, author of an “epic” new book on Greenwood.
May 31, 2023 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill
How Ron DeSantis Botched His Launch How Ron DeSantis Botched His Launch
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Parker Molloy on how Elon Musk used the Florida governor.
The Janus-Faced End of “Succession” The Janus-Faced End of “Succession”
At once cruel and compassionate, the finale of the much-loved HBO show revels in the space between tragedy and comedy.
May 31, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
Kelly Reichardt’s Cinema of Class Conflict Kelly Reichardt’s Cinema of Class Conflict
In her latest film, Showing Up, she continues a career-long project of examining the bitter resentments produced by inequality.
May 31, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Alex Kong
Can Americans Really Make a Free Choice About Dying? Can Americans Really Make a Free Choice About Dying?
In a country that treats disabled people like expensive burdens and that teaches people to hate and fear disabilities, activists argue that true bodily autonomy is not possible.
May 31, 2023 / Feature / Sara Luterman
Are the Risk Managers Running Planned Parenthood? Are the Risk Managers Running Planned Parenthood?
Eyal Press on courage and caution among abortion providers.
May 30, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Eyal Press
The Debt Deal Is a Tragedy The Debt Deal Is a Tragedy
The debt-limit agreement entrenches long-term austerity. It was a huge GOP win.
May 30, 2023 / James K. Galbraith
Soul-Crushing Misogyny Made “Succession” the Perfect Show for Our Time Soul-Crushing Misogyny Made “Succession” the Perfect Show for Our Time
It was clear from the start: Siobhan Roy could never win. But toxic masculinity made the men losers too.
May 30, 2023 / Joan Walsh