How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy
A recent viral sensation identifies the migration of poor whites as the cause of the problem—letting the rest of us off the hook!
Apr 21, 2023 / Sarah Taber
When You Buy a Book, You Can Loan It to Anyone. This Judge Says Libraries Can’t. Why Not? When You Buy a Book, You Can Loan It to Anyone. This Judge Says Libraries Can’t. Why Not?
The lawsuit against Controlled Digital Lending is about giving corporations—rather than readers, buyers, borrowers, or authors—control over content.
Apr 20, 2023 / Michelle M. Wu
What “The Last of Us” Could Never Do What “The Last of Us” Could Never Do
The HBO series exposed all the limits of video game adaptations.
Apr 20, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
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Who am I to say that the hawk circling above the deck wasn’t really the murdered sister of our host, as she insisted? Who says the dead stay dead, or even human—for all I know our…
Apr 20, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Kim Addonizio
How Fran Drescher Went From TV Nanny to Union Boss How Fran Drescher Went From TV Nanny to Union Boss
Drescher was once network TV’s working-class darling—now, as head of SAG-AFTRA, does she have what it takes to marshal the collective power of a deeply divided union?
Apr 18, 2023 / Feature / Piper French
Donald Trump Sinks to a New Low by Dog-Whistling an Old Racist Tune Donald Trump Sinks to a New Low by Dog-Whistling an Old Racist Tune
Insinuating that special prosecutor Jack Smith changed his name might seem like an odd tactic for someone whose family name was Drumpf—unless you know the history.
Apr 14, 2023 / David Margolick
How Woke Bob Hope Got Canceled by the Right How Woke Bob Hope Got Canceled by the Right
The conservative comedian spoke out for gay rights and gun control, and got boycotted and ostracized by friends on the right, including Ronald Reagan.
Apr 14, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
The Brief Death and Miraculous Resurrection of the “Texas Observer” The Brief Death and Miraculous Resurrection of the “Texas Observer”
Progressive media is not a “business.” It’s a labor movement.
Apr 13, 2023 / Gabriel Arana
The First Great Action Movie About Climate Justice? The First Great Action Movie About Climate Justice?
A conversation with Daniel Goldhaber about adapting Andreas Malm's How to Blow Up a Pipeline into a politically-minded thriller.
Apr 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Sam Russek
The Banal Politics of “Extrapolations” The Banal Politics of “Extrapolations”
The new Apple TV series knows the world is going to shit but is uninterested in the kind of change needed to prevent this from happening.
Apr 12, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte