The Inner Lives of the Accused in Emma Cline’s ‘Daddy’ The Inner Lives of the Accused in Emma Cline’s ‘Daddy’
Her new story collection is of apiece with the writer’s interest in the minds of the guilty, the complicit, and the canceled.
Sep 15, 2020 / Lizzy Harding
Young, LGBTQ Voters of Color Could Swing This Election Young, LGBTQ Voters of Color Could Swing This Election
They constitute a crucial voting bloc: About 9 million LGBTQ adults are eligible to vote, and nearly half of them are under age 35.
Sep 15, 2020 / StudentNation / DeAsia Paige
The Incantatory Power of Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander The Incantatory Power of Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander
The two artistic geniuses—a novelist and a visual artist—discuss US politics, Islamophobia, and their recent work.
Sep 15, 2020 / Q&A / Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander
Trump Supporters Need a Reality Check Trump Supporters Need a Reality Check
Climate change, racism, and mail-in voting are all conspiracies, I guess?
Sep 15, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
We’ve Entered the Era of ‘Branding for Black Lives’ We’ve Entered the Era of ‘Branding for Black Lives’
Amid NFL-approved statements against racism, players fought to have a real message heard—and in another sport, a hero emerged.
Sep 14, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Fires Prove the Climate Catastrophe Is a Constitutional Crisis Too Fires Prove the Climate Catastrophe Is a Constitutional Crisis Too
The Electoral College and the Senate both marginalize states that are the hardest hit by climate change.
Sep 14, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Have Ignored Cities Like Kenosha for Too Long Democrats Have Ignored Cities Like Kenosha for Too Long
Neglected cities across this country are desperate for a sincere and savvy politics of racial and economic justice. Biden has the chance to speak to every one of them.
Sep 14, 2020 / John Nichols
Kenosha: Seven Bullets Kenosha: Seven Bullets
Jacob Blake shot in the back by police, willfully deaf to the BLM movement.
Sep 14, 2020 / OppArt / Tom Arie Donch
Éric Rohmer’s Most Underrated Masterpiece Éric Rohmer’s Most Underrated Masterpiece
His 1987 film Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle receives a restoration—and hopefully a newfound reputation as classic in the canon of female friendship.
Sep 14, 2020 / Kristen Yoonsoo Kim