Why Did Tom Hanks Write a Novel? Why Did Tom Hanks Write a Novel?
And can we understand his vision of Hollywood from this strange artifact?
Aug 10, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Adam Nayman
“We Have to Wait. There’s Nothing Else We Can Do.” “We Have to Wait. There’s Nothing Else We Can Do.”
What it was like for the migrants forced to sleep on the street in New York City.
Aug 9, 2023 / Mara Marques Cavallaro
A Win for Abortion Rights, a Win for Democracy: Ohio Voters Reject Issue 1 A Win for Abortion Rights, a Win for Democracy: Ohio Voters Reject Issue 1
Politics / August 9, 2023 A Win for Abortion Rights, a Win for Democracy: Ohio Voters Reject Issue 1 Ohio voters didn’t fall for the Republican effort to upend democracy and ma…
Aug 9, 2023 / John Nichols
The Press Can't Wait to Do 2016 All Over Again The Press Can't Wait to Do 2016 All Over Again
Months out from campaign season, the political media is already trotting out all the same old bullshit that got us into this mess.
Aug 9, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
A Venezuelan Family Seeking Asylum A Venezuelan Family Seeking Asylum
US-Mexico border, El Paso, Tex. December 2022.
Aug 9, 2023 / OppArt / Laurie Smith
New York Helps Subsidize Israeli Settler Groups—Zohran Mamdani Isn’t OK With That New York Helps Subsidize Israeli Settler Groups—Zohran Mamdani Isn’t OK With That
A conversation with the New York State Assembly member who introduced the Not On Our Dime! Act, a landmark bill to prohibit charities from financing settler violence.
Aug 9, 2023 / Mohammed El-Kurd
When AI and Robotics Combine When AI and Robotics Combine
The coming advent of “killer robots.”
Aug 9, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
The Ron-mentum Continues… Circling the Drain The Ron-mentum Continues… Circling the Drain
After firing almost half his staff, DeSantis just replaced his campaign manager. But who’s got authority to handle the real problem: the candidate?
Aug 9, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Uses of Affirmative Action The Uses of Affirmative Action
The right denounced it as "reverse racism," while the liberal center hailed it as the endpoint of egalitarianism. But as a limited measure in the fight against discrimination, it ...
Aug 9, 2023 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.
Inside the Cynical Campaign to Claim That Affirmative Action Hurts Asian Americans Inside the Cynical Campaign to Claim That Affirmative Action Hurts Asian Americans
The architect of the attacks on affirmative action has pitted Asian Americans and Black Americans against each other—letting white folks off the hook.
Aug 9, 2023 / Feature / Kali Holloway