Writers Like Me Have Shut Down Hollywood. Here’s Why. Writers Like Me Have Shut Down Hollywood. Here’s Why.
The Writers Guild of America is on strike because Hollywood bosses have treated our demands for fair and sustainable working conditions with contempt.
May 4, 2023 / Josh Gondelman
Tucker Carlson’s Racist Text Didn’t Get Him Fired Tucker Carlson’s Racist Text Didn’t Get Him Fired
He regularly said worse things on his highly rated White Power Hour on Fox—and Fox let it happen for years.
May 3, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Guns Paralyze Guns Paralyze
For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more survive, often with terrible injuries.
May 3, 2023 / OppArt / Emilio Maldonado
The Consequences of Underestimating China The Consequences of Underestimating China
Every step Beijing takes to consolidate its control over Eurasia weakens Washington’s presence and erodes its once formidable global power.
May 3, 2023 / Alfred McCoy
If Biden Really Believes in Press Freedom, He’ll Stop Targeting Julian Assange If Biden Really Believes in Press Freedom, He’ll Stop Targeting Julian Assange
The president spoke powerfully about the importance of journalism. He needs to back those words up and end US efforts to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder.
May 3, 2023 / John Nichols
Ron DeSantis Declares War on Disney Ron DeSantis Declares War on Disney
A handpicked panel of the Florida governor's cronies has voted to sue the corporation after it clashed with him over his “Don't Say Gay” bill.
May 3, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Tennessee Republicans Are Showing Exactly How Deep American Racism Goes Tennessee Republicans Are Showing Exactly How Deep American Racism Goes
The Republicans’ attempt to push two Black legislators out of the Tennessee statehouse was an object lesson in bigotry.
May 3, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal
The Many Afterlives of Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” The Many Afterlives of Art Spiegelman’s “Maus”
Book bans have shined a new spotlight on the graphic novel. What does that mean for the comic's legacy?
May 3, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer
Camille Dungy on the Bewildering Wonder of Rewilding Camille Dungy on the Bewildering Wonder of Rewilding
A conversation with the award-winning poet and scholar Camille Dungy about her new book, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden.
May 2, 2023 / Q&A / Sara Franklin
