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The Face of Courage and Dignity

The Face of Courage and Dignity The Face of Courage and Dignity

Gisèle Pelicot is a survivor of a horrific mass rape case in France. Fifty men were convicted, including her former husband, Dominique Pelicot, who received a 20-year sentence.

Dec 30, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

, who received a 20-year sentence

The Misunderstood Vision of KAWS The Misunderstood Vision of KAWS

An exhibition of his impressive collection compels our art critic to ask if we should start taking the world famous street artist’s project more seriously.

Dec 30, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Medical Technology Makes Doctors Less Skillful. Should You Care?

Medical Technology Makes Doctors Less Skillful. Should You Care? Medical Technology Makes Doctors Less Skillful. Should You Care?

Technological advances are transforming medicine, but it may be making your physician less creative.

Dec 30, 2024 / Zoya Qureshi

Jimmy Carter at a press conference

As an Ex-President, Jimmy Carter Fought for Peace As an Ex-President, Jimmy Carter Fought for Peace

He did more to advocate for peace as an ex-president than most politicians did in their entire career.

Dec 29, 2024 / Obituary / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter waves to a crowd of supporters at a rally in his honor in front of the Americana Hotel in Manhattan, New York City, on July 10, 1976.

Jimmy Carter’s Improbable Road to the Presidency Jimmy Carter’s Improbable Road to the Presidency

The Southern president, who kept his head down directly following Brown v. Board of Education, would eventually declare that “the time for discrimination is over.”

Dec 29, 2024 / Obituary / Joseph Crespino

Representative Kay Granger during a news conference with other Republican members of the House of Representatives at the Capitol on July 21, 2020.

Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government

The corridors of power increasingly resemble a nursing home—if not a hospice.

Dec 27, 2024 / Jeet Heer

2024: Hottest Year on Record

2024: Hottest Year on Record 2024: Hottest Year on Record

The gamble of denying climate change.

Dec 27, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Protesters wave light sticks during a demonstration demanding President Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 10, 2024.

Young Women Are Leading the “Light Stick Revolution” to Oust South Korea’s Antifeminist President Young Women Are Leading the “Light Stick Revolution” to Oust South Korea’s Antifeminist President

Yoon Suk Yeol rose to power by courting antifeminists. Now young women are going to be his downfall.

Dec 27, 2024 / Hawon Jung

Ding Liren, top right, and Gukesh Dommaraju, top left, are seen during Game 1 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore on November 25, 2024.

The Drama and Suffering of the World Chess Championship The Drama and Suffering of the World Chess Championship

A dispatch from the pivotal Game 11 in Singapore that helped make Gukesh Dommaraju an 18-year-old chess champion.

Dec 27, 2024 / J.C. Hallman

Leonard Peltier

Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier

Pardon him now.

Dec 26, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

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