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Greenwashing COP27: Coke Is It

Greenwashing COP27: Coke Is It Greenwashing COP27: Coke Is It

A major polluter sponsors the climate summit.

Nov 11, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election? Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democrats are still not connecting the authoritarian threat to the wider GOP agenda.

Nov 7, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Extinction Rebellion climate activists block access to a Netherlands Amazon distribution center and spray paint

Black Friday: A Good Day to “Make Amazon Pay” Black Friday: A Good Day to “Make Amazon Pay”

And “peak season” is the right time for coordinated actions.

Nov 4, 2022 / Rand Wilson and Peter Olney

Mike Davis.

¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente! ¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente!

A requiem for a friend who embodied the commitment to the marriage of word and deed.

Nov 2, 2022 / Roberto Lovato

Elon Musk stares down the camera at the 2022 Met Gala.

Elon Musk’s Big Twitter Adventure Will End in Disaster Elon Musk’s Big Twitter Adventure Will End in Disaster

The good news is that the plutocrat’s move to turn a social media platform into a forum for the far right probably won't work.

Oct 31, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists?

Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists? Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists?

What happened to Steve Wembi?

Oct 28, 2022 / Nicolas Niarchos

US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walking together during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022.

Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure

The latest diplomatic fiasco underlines America’s continuing vulnerability to interference from oil-rich autocracies.

Oct 28, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Lee Zeldin and Kathy Hochul participate in a debate hosted by Spectrum News NY1.

Why Isn’t Kathy Hochul Running Away With Her Race for Reelection? Why Isn’t Kathy Hochul Running Away With Her Race for Reelection?

Republican Lee Zeldin is pro-Trump, anti-choice, and running in a state Joe Biden carried by 23 percent—yet recent polls put him within the statistical margin of error of pulling o...

Oct 27, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Mike Davis.

Mike Davis: 1946–2022 Mike Davis: 1946–2022

A brilliant radical reporter with a novelist’s eye and a historian’s memory.

Oct 25, 2022 / Obituary / Jon Wiener

I Wanted a Boyfriend. My Life Coach Told Me to Become a Commodity.

I Wanted a Boyfriend. My Life Coach Told Me to Become a Commodity. I Wanted a Boyfriend. My Life Coach Told Me to Become a Commodity.

Life coaching offered the energy and promise I was looking for—until I learned what it wanted from me in return. 

Oct 24, 2022 / Feature / Geoffrey Mak

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