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Letters From the June 27/July 4, 2022, Issue Letters From the June 27/July 4, 2022, Issue

The experience of evidence… The nuclear bandwagon…

Jun 14, 2022 / Our Readers

Linda Villarosa

Linda Villarosa on the Impact of the Racist Health Care System on “Every Body” Linda Villarosa on the Impact of the Racist Health Care System on “Every Body”

In her new book, Under the Skin, the journalist dismantles the notion that the health crisis facing Black Americans is an individual problem.

Jun 14, 2022 / Q&A / Regina Mahone

The Long, Tangled History of Teletherapy

The Long, Tangled History of Teletherapy The Long, Tangled History of Teletherapy

Hannah Zeavin’s history of remote and distance psychotherapy asks us whether the medium matters than the message.

Jun 14, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Danielle Carr

Where the January 6 Insurrection Hearings Go Next

Where the January 6 Insurrection Hearings Go Next Where the January 6 Insurrection Hearings Go Next

The first day offered an impressive trailer that promises a focused indictment of Donald Trump. But the committee’s bipartisan approach has costs.

Jun 13, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Portrait of Haitian president

What the French Really Owe Haiti What the French Really Owe Haiti

Compensation for a history suffused with violence that left physical wounds and psychological trauma.

Jun 13, 2022 / Marlene L. Daut

Stewart Brand’s Dubious Futurism

Stewart Brand’s Dubious Futurism Stewart Brand’s Dubious Futurism

What did the creator of the Whole Earth Catalog stand for?

Jun 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Malcolm Harris

The Real Problem With Dianne Feinstein Isn’t Her Age

The Real Problem With Dianne Feinstein Isn’t Her Age The Real Problem With Dianne Feinstein Isn’t Her Age

Gerontocracy is a smokescreen for the danger of centrism.

Jun 10, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The Right Idea

The Right Idea The Right Idea

Green sneakers.

Jun 10, 2022 / Steve Brodner

BIPOC? ¡Basta!

BIPOC? ¡Basta! BIPOC? ¡Basta!

Time to blow the final whistle on the oppression Olympics.

Jun 9, 2022 / Bill Fletcher Jr. and Bill Gallegos

Gala Porras-Kim, Precipitation in an Arid Landscape, 2021 (detail).

The Gods of Gala Porras-Kim The Gods of Gala Porras-Kim

Her work reframes the way we might understand the seemingly intractable tensions between curating, colonialism, and cultural exchange.

Jun 9, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Will Fenstermaker

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