Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny
By extolling Trump as “Daddy” meting out corporal punishment, the disgraced TV host is pitching authoritarian patriarchy.
Oct 25, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Why We Need Prison Journalism More Than Ever Why We Need Prison Journalism More Than Ever
If we lose incarcerated journalists, we lose a whole voice from the conversation.
Oct 25, 2024 / Christopher Blackwell and Emily Nonko
Texas Is Fighting to Access Out-of-State Abortion Medical Records Texas Is Fighting to Access Out-of-State Abortion Medical Records
State officials are suing the federal government over a Biden administration policy meant to protect patients and providers.
Oct 24, 2024 / Mary Tuma
The Kamala Harris Stan Wars Have Reached a Fever Pitch The Kamala Harris Stan Wars Have Reached a Fever Pitch
The election has turned the Internet into a dangerous battlefield—and nobody, not even a pop superstar, is safe.
Oct 24, 2024 / Faith Branch
The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One. The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One.
A year after the payment pause, a report from the SDCC reveals the failures of the student loan system. Cancellation is not just a financial necessity—it’s a moral imperative.
Oct 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres
“Call of Duty”: Pentagon Ops “Call of Duty”: Pentagon Ops
Inside the weird synergies that launched the videogaming industry---and made the Pentagon fantasies in Call of Duty its stock in trade.
Oct 24, 2024 / Feature / Jesse Robertson
Women Are Leading the Resistance Against Executions in Iran Women Are Leading the Resistance Against Executions in Iran
Their prominence in the ongoing struggle for human rights has been met with fierce crackdowns by the state.
Oct 24, 2024 / Bahar Mirhosseni
Fernando Valenzuela’s Magical Life and Tragic Death Reminds Us That Immigration Is Beautiful Fernando Valenzuela’s Magical Life and Tragic Death Reminds Us That Immigration Is Beautiful
The Dodgers pitcher had a legendary rookie year in 1981 in which he helped defeat the Yankees in the World Series.
Oct 23, 2024 / Obituary / Dave Zirin
Media Elites Are the Last People to Ask About the Future of Journalism Media Elites Are the Last People to Ask About the Future of Journalism
And New York magazine’s latest cover package does just that.
Oct 23, 2024 / Chris Lehmann