Heterosexual and Miserable Heterosexual and Miserable
Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women, a sprawling sexual biography of a trio of women, is the latest flawed attempt to chronicle the country’s changing mores.
Aug 15, 2019 / Marie Solis
Progressives Are Right to Endorse a ‘No First Use’ Nuclear Weapons Policy Progressives Are Right to Endorse a ‘No First Use’ Nuclear Weapons Policy
Donald Trump and John Bolton are busy dismantling the global nuclear nonproliferation regime. Elizabeth Warren has the right response.
Aug 15, 2019 / James Carden
The Boycott’s Abolitionist Roots The Boycott’s Abolitionist Roots
How a group of 19th-century Quakers cut their economic ties to slavery.
Aug 14, 2019 / Willy Blackmore
Don’t Let the Trump Administration Rewrite Emma Lazarus Don’t Let the Trump Administration Rewrite Emma Lazarus
The Statue of Liberty poem “The New Colossus” was written as a radical call to welcome all immigrants—not just the wealthy and connected.
Aug 14, 2019 / John Nichols
Between Genius and Banal: The World of Kate Zambreno’s ‘Screen Tests’ Between Genius and Banal: The World of Kate Zambreno’s ‘Screen Tests’
Her new book is invested in issues of fame and public self-presentation—how the brilliant and the mundane collide in the itch of ambition.
Aug 14, 2019 / Audrey Wollen
‘We Were Treated Like Dirt’: A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers ‘We Were Treated Like Dirt’: A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers
With the J-1 visa, employers can skirt safety protections and avoid paying benefits.
Aug 14, 2019 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
A Glib Sociopath on Why a Gun Ban Simply Won’t Work A Glib Sociopath on Why a Gun Ban Simply Won’t Work
Sure, you can ban assault rifles—the next mass murderer will just drop anvils on people.
Aug 13, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Remembering Ann Snitow, the Feminist Activist Who Embraced Uncertainty Remembering Ann Snitow, the Feminist Activist Who Embraced Uncertainty
Writer, teacher, and unstoppable organizer Ann Snitow died on August 10, days after turning in the final draft of her sixth book.
Aug 13, 2019 / Obituary / Alix Kates Shulman