Dana Schutz’s Right to Make Art Dana Schutz’s Right to Make Art
The controversy over “Open Casket” forces us to reconsider whether an artist’s identity matters.
Apr 6, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Illusions of Disillusion The Illusions of Disillusion
Marine Le Pen is running on resentment, but is it enough to win her the French presidency?
Apr 6, 2017 / Feature / Cécile Alduy
A Right-Wing Think Tank Is Trying to Bring Down the Indian Child Welfare Act. Why? A Right-Wing Think Tank Is Trying to Bring Down the Indian Child Welfare Act. Why?
Native Americans say the law protects their children. The Goldwater Institute claims it does the opposite.
Apr 6, 2017 / Feature / Rebecca Clarren
Rikers Island Might Finally Close—and We Have Organizers to Thank for That Rikers Island Might Finally Close—and We Have Organizers to Thank for That
The infamous jail is the site of dozens of horrifying stories of prisoner mistreatment.
Apr 4, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
Fifty Years Later, King’s Warning Still Resonates Fifty Years Later, King’s Warning Still Resonates
It is time to revive a peace and justice movement calling for the United States to stop its endless wars and turn its resources and attention to rebuilding our own country.
Apr 4, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech ‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech
Fifty years ago today, the civil-rights leader described the nightmare to come: “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of...
Apr 4, 2017 / Eric Tang
Meet the New Social Change Coalition: ‘The Majority’ Meet the New Social Change Coalition: ‘The Majority’
A new coalition is challenging Trump’s agenda with a radical vision of their own.
Mar 31, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
Bill O’Reilly’s Racist Comment Is Rooted in America’s Racist Past Bill O’Reilly’s Racist Comment Is Rooted in America’s Racist Past
But black women are speaking out and fighting back.
Mar 30, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
Farewell to Roger Wilkins, a Man of Honor in Tempestuous Times Farewell to Roger Wilkins, a Man of Honor in Tempestuous Times
The accomplished scholar and influential civil-rights leader pushed hard to open doors and knock down barriers. He was also my best friend.
Mar 30, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
Silicon Valley Has a Homelessness Crisis Silicon Valley Has a Homelessness Crisis
If you’re not part of the tech boom, good luck finding affordable housing.
Mar 30, 2017 / Michelle Chen