5 Books You Need to Understand the Origins of Incarceration 5 Books You Need to Understand the Origins of Incarceration
Elizabeth Hinton’s celebrated new book, From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime (Harvard, 2016) comes at an electric political moment. “I hope,” says Hinton, “that my research…
Nov 8, 2016 / Elizabeth Hinton
Don’t Tell Trump: Minnesota Is About to Elect a Pioneering Somali-American Muslim Woman Don’t Tell Trump: Minnesota Is About to Elect a Pioneering Somali-American Muslim Woman
It matters that Ilhan Omar will be elected to the Minnesota state legislature on the same day that Minnesotans reject Donald Trump.
Nov 7, 2016 / John Nichols
Donald Trump: The View From the Rust Belt Donald Trump: The View From the Rust Belt
Gary Younge on Indiana’s Trump supporters, Katha Pollitt on women voters, Tom Frank on e-mail leaks, and Adam Shatz on Obama, race, and racism
Nov 3, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish
Could the clouds of testosterone billowing from the campaign have something to do with the fact that Donald Trump is facing a woman?
Nov 2, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Essential Ferrante The Essential Ferrante
How the Italian novelist’s demand to remain anonymous reveals her true identity.
Nov 2, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
Donald Trump’s ‘Open Carry’ Is Legal in All 50 States Donald Trump’s ‘Open Carry’ Is Legal in All 50 States
Trump isn’t the first man to abuse women in both public and private—and tragically, he won’t be the last either.
Nov 1, 2016 / Ann Jones
Letters From the November 14, 2016, Issue Letters From the November 14, 2016, Issue
The art of words… Words are her matter… Live by shame, die by shame… Carré’d away…
Oct 27, 2016 / Our Readers
Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Been Vile and Offensive—and We Should Thank Him for That Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Been Vile and Offensive—and We Should Thank Him for That
How Trump stopped the gaslighting of America.
Oct 26, 2016 / Matthew Arnold
What Happens When You Witness Sexual Harassment at Your Doctor’s Office What Happens When You Witness Sexual Harassment at Your Doctor’s Office
I sigh my surrender so the staff can fight again another day in their workplace.
Oct 24, 2016 / Debra Dickerson
On November 8, Pussy Grabs Back On November 8, Pussy Grabs Back
Donald Trump has women at the end of their ropes—and ready to fight.
Oct 20, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt