Grim Until Griner: The Year in Sports and Politics Grim Until Griner: The Year in Sports and Politics
In 2022, silence and fear ruled the day. But Brittney Griner’s freedom provides a road map for all of us.
Dec 29, 2022 / Dave Zirin
The Faith of Halldór Laxness The Faith of Halldór Laxness
Salka Valka, the first novel written after the Nobel Prize winner’s apparent loss of faith, betrays an ongoing religious aesthetic.
Dec 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jack Hanson
The Supreme Court Orders Title 42 to Remain in Place—but Biden Can Still Act The Supreme Court Orders Title 42 to Remain in Place—but Biden Can Still Act
The president has failed asylum seekers—and jeopardized our commitment to justice—by refusing to implement safe and welcoming processes.
Dec 28, 2022 / Olivia M. Peña and Jennifer Nagda
The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP
Republicans’ embrace of Kanye West and Herschel Walker says more about how the GOP thinks about Black people than it does about Black conservatism in America.
Dec 28, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal
Rachel Aviv’s Report From Psychiatry’s Gray Zones Rachel Aviv’s Report From Psychiatry’s Gray Zones
Her debut, Strangers to Ourselves, asks: Who shapes the story of someone's illness?
Dec 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano
What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet
There’s no path out of our strange, increasingly conspiratorial moment, filled with viral lies and rampant disinformation, without rewriting the algorithms governing our lives.
Dec 27, 2022 / Andy Kroll
Brittney Griner Faced Brutal Conditions in Jail—but So Did Viktor Bout Brittney Griner Faced Brutal Conditions in Jail—but So Did Viktor Bout
Amid all the reporting on the Griner-Bout prison swap, almost no one thought to cover what Bout experienced during his 12 years of US imprisonment.
Dec 27, 2022 / Aviva Stahl and Jeanne Theoharis
Letters From the January 9/16, 2023, Issue Letters From the January 9/16, 2023, Issue
Here we go again… Unintended consequences… An American daughter… Dangerous policies…
Dec 27, 2022 / Our Readers
Sex Workers Have Been Banned From Airbnb for Years. Will You Be Next? Sex Workers Have Been Banned From Airbnb for Years. Will You Be Next?
Using surveillance technology, platforms have found new ways to continue targeting marginalized groups.
Dec 26, 2022 / Olivia Snow
Resisting Gun Violence Resisting Gun Violence
Women at the forefront.
Dec 26, 2022 / OppArt / Christy Arbogast