The Afterlife of Polaroid The Afterlife of Polaroid
The company presents a case study in photography as a phenomenon of the instantaneous.
May 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Frances Richard
This NFL Hall of Fame Member Won’t Let His Grandson Play Football This NFL Hall of Fame Member Won’t Let His Grandson Play Football
Harry Carson is calling for keeping children out of the sport entirely.
May 23, 2016 / Dave Zirin
When Religious Exemptions Are a Menace to Public Health When Religious Exemptions Are a Menace to Public Health
The Zika virus shows just how dangerous it is to let religious authority determine public policy.
May 20, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Interview With Rio’s Dr. Rodrigo Brindeiro on Controlling Zika and the Olympics Interview With Rio’s Dr. Rodrigo Brindeiro on Controlling Zika and the Olympics
A leading doctor makes it clear: You don’t control Zika by canceling the Olympics. You do it by controlling the mosquito.
May 19, 2016 / Kate Steiker-Ginzberg and Dave Zirin
American Military Technology Has Come Home—to Your Local Police Force American Military Technology Has Come Home—to Your Local Police Force
Just as the military rarely discloses its war secrets and tactics, the police are also secretly exploiting these new technologies.
May 19, 2016 / Matthew Harwood and Jay Stanley
Memo to House Republicans: Zika Is Not a Game Memo to House Republicans: Zika Is Not a Game
The White House might not have to beg for so much emergency funding if America’s public-health infrastructure hadn't already been starved by budget cuts.
May 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
The Pundits Are Always Right The Pundits Are Always Right
There’s no place for ambition in American politics.
May 18, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Don’t Move the Olympics, Protest Them Don’t Move the Olympics, Protest Them
The recent ouster of Dilma Rousseff is more bad news for those concerned about the spread of the Zika virus—and the Brazilian people.
May 18, 2016 / Dave Zirin
These Grannies Are Helping to Plug the School-to-Military Pipeline at Its Source These Grannies Are Helping to Plug the School-to-Military Pipeline at Its Source
When teachers are underpaid and schools are underserved, why do we pay veterans to encourage young students to join the military?
Don DeLillo’s American Dream Don DeLillo’s American Dream
His recent protagonists dream only of money, except perhaps for the technological advances that will allow them to go on acquiring it indefinitely.
May 11, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Jon Baskin