Is Our Food Culture Killing Us? Is Our Food Culture Killing Us?
How we “choose” what to eat takes place within a contained food environment shaped by availability and advertising, traditions and trends—and, above all else, economics.
Oct 1, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Susan Pedersen
Is the Tax on Tampons Unconstitutional? Is the Tax on Tampons Unconstitutional?
The group Period Equity says yes—and is pushing lawsuits to repeal it in 35 states.
Oct 1, 2019 / Molly Minta
Bari Weiss’s ‘How to Fight Anti-Semitism’ Is Just a Frustrating, Book-Length Op-Ed Bari Weiss’s ‘How to Fight Anti-Semitism’ Is Just a Frustrating, Book-Length Op-Ed
Her debut launders prejudice under the guise of fighting prejudice.
Oct 1, 2019 / Talia Lavin
The Strange, Uncertain Fate of One of the World’s Most Valuable Salmon Habitats The Strange, Uncertain Fate of One of the World’s Most Valuable Salmon Habitats
Alaska’s Bristol Bay is a rare pristine salmon fishery. Can it survive a rapidly changing climate—and a massive, Trump-backed mine?
Oct 1, 2019 / Feature / Julia O’Malley
HUD Is Planning a Bureaucratic Pogrom Against Public Housing Tenants HUD Is Planning a Bureaucratic Pogrom Against Public Housing Tenants
Under proposed new rules, if a single member of a family is undocumented, the entire family can be evicted.
Oct 1, 2019 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
The Climate Crisis Should Be the World’s Biggest News Story The Climate Crisis Should Be the World’s Biggest News Story
The mainstream media is still struggling to catch up as millions march for climate justice across the world.
Oct 1, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
It’s Time to Unite Around the Constitution It’s Time to Unite Around the Constitution
Hey, GOP, that means you.
Sep 30, 2019 / John Nichols
California Will Let NCAA Athletes Get Paid for Their Labor California Will Let NCAA Athletes Get Paid for Their Labor
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that will allow NCAA athletes to profit off of their own name, image, or likeness. The NCAA plans on fighting back.
Sep 30, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Lynda Barry’s Infectious Genius Lynda Barry’s Infectious Genius
The award-winning cartoonist is not only a great artist but a wellspring of inspiration for others.
Sep 30, 2019 / Jeet Heer
The Ukraine Scandal Might Be a Bad Gambit for Democrats The Ukraine Scandal Might Be a Bad Gambit for Democrats
Aaron Maté argues that impeachment is political, not legal—and that the transcript the White House released doesn’t, in itself, implicate the president.
Sep 30, 2019 / Aaron Maté