Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas
The genre that propelled Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat to stardom has been tainted by real-life police brutality during protests.
Apr 16, 2020 / Jaime Chu
WWE’s Reckless Approach to Covid-19 WWE’s Reckless Approach to Covid-19
The matches may be scripted, but there is nothing fake about the coronavirus risks that now come with being part of Vince McMahon’s traveling circus.
Apr 14, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Silence of the Climate Watchdogs Silence of the Climate Watchdogs
Fixated on the coronavirus, many newsrooms are missing brazen assaults on a livable climate.
Apr 8, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Pop Music Has Always Been Queer Pop Music Has Always Been Queer
Sasha Geffen’s debut book reveals that the history of pop music is a history of gender rebellion.
Apr 8, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina
Silicon Valley’s Workplace Problem Silicon Valley’s Workplace Problem
Tech start ups have long thrived on an exceptional view of themselves. But far from being the exception, their companies tend to embody much of what is wrong with our economy. ...
Apr 7, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Clio Chang
When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie
If the Democratic Party won’t listen to the left, it should at least listen to itself from 30 years ago.
Apr 7, 2020 / Ed Burmila
Dr. Anthony Fauci Has a Target on His Back Dr. Anthony Fauci Has a Target on His Back
Trump’s top adviser on the coronavirus pandemic keeps running afoul of the right-wing media.
Apr 6, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Campuses Are Closed, but Student Journalists Are Still Working Campuses Are Closed, but Student Journalists Are Still Working
Even while they move back home or look for a new place to live, adjust to online learning, and look for extra income, student journalists are still reporting.
Apr 1, 2020 / StudentNation / Rebecca Duke Wiesenberg
The Crisis in Wuhan ‘Forced Me to Become Political’ The Crisis in Wuhan ‘Forced Me to Become Political’
As the city prepares to reopen after two months of lockdown, a resident shares why she’ll never see Chinese society the same way again.
Mar 26, 2020 / Jessie Lau
The Media’s Covid-19 Coverage Proves It Could Also Spotlight the Climate Crisis The Media’s Covid-19 Coverage Proves It Could Also Spotlight the Climate Crisis
Flattening the curve is key to survival in both cases
Mar 25, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard