Donald Trump: Confederate From Queens Donald Trump: Confederate From Queens
Trump says he will fight efforts to remove Confederate statues and to change the names of military bases named after Confederate generals.—news reports No matter that they fought…
Jul 14, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It
The way we talk about contagion matters. It shapes how societies respond—and whether many of us will survive.
Jul 14, 2020 / Feature / Sonia Shah
The Many Lives of Catherine the Great The Many Lives of Catherine the Great
A new Hulu show presents the life of the Russian empress as a narrative of lean-in empowerment. But was it?
Jul 13, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Sophie Pinkham
How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful? How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful?
Police unions are on the defensive for perhaps the first time since their formation. It’s been a long time coming.
Jul 2, 2020 / Ross Barkan
The Past and Future of Latinx Politics The Past and Future of Latinx Politics
Two new books look at the history of Latinx Democrats and Republicans and the role each will play in the future.
Jun 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales
Maria Reva’s Mordant and Profound Fiction Maria Reva’s Mordant and Profound Fiction
In her short story collection, Good Citizens Need Not Fear, Reva documents the chaos, joy, and serendipity of life before and after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Jun 29, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson
Let’s Stop Putting the Worst Americans on a Pedestal Let’s Stop Putting the Worst Americans on a Pedestal
As statues fall, we should look to the parts of our history worth celebrating.
Jun 25, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
It’s Time to Disarm the Police It’s Time to Disarm the Police
It can be done. Just look at London!
Jun 25, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan
Who Really Was Roy Cohn? Who Really Was Roy Cohn?
We talked to Ivy Meeropol about her new documentary on the man who helped send her grandparents, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, to the electric chair.
Jun 18, 2020 / Q&A / Elena Goukassian
The Deep Roots of Our Housing Crisis The Deep Roots of Our Housing Crisis
By examining the history of housing inequality in San Francisco and California, Conor Dougherty makes a sobering case for how and why our politics and politicians have failed.
Jun 16, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rachel M. Cohen