Victor Navasky: An Avatar of the American Left, 1932–2023 Victor Navasky: An Avatar of the American Left, 1932–2023
Editor of The Nation, 1978–1995; editorial director and publisher, 1995–2005.
While They “Have the Tools,” We Are Still Suffering and Dying in Our Thousands While They “Have the Tools,” We Are Still Suffering and Dying in Our Thousands
In the Orwellian world of White House Covid messaging, some Americans are more equal than others.
Jan 26, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
Why Is Governor Kathy Hochul Waging War on Her Own Party? Why Is Governor Kathy Hochul Waging War on Her Own Party?
New York’s governor is a relic from a lost world.
Jan 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Don’t Blame Students for Using ChatGPT to Cheat Don’t Blame Students for Using ChatGPT to Cheat
When college education is rendered transactional, a generation trained to use technological tools to solve problems is just doing what it’s told.
Jan 20, 2023 / Jordan S. Carroll
The FTC’s New Rule Against Noncompetes Could Raise Wages by $300 Billion The FTC’s New Rule Against Noncompetes Could Raise Wages by $300 Billion
Quitting a job for a better offer is non-unionized workers’ best, and often only, trump card. Noncompete agreements take that power away.
Jan 18, 2023 / Bryce Covert
Damar Hamlin’s Pain Is Not a Feel-Good Story Damar Hamlin’s Pain Is Not a Feel-Good Story
The NFL is encouraging the public to feel joy instead of trauma so the show can go on.
Jan 11, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Why Farmworker Legalization Failed Why Farmworker Legalization Failed
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act’s failure to become law reveals critical divisions within the immigrant rights movement.
Jan 10, 2023 / Photo Essay / David Bacon
Why Are So Many People Dying? Reaping the Anti-Vaxx Whirlwind. Why Are So Many People Dying? Reaping the Anti-Vaxx Whirlwind.
Though it was GOP politicians who first came for the Covid vaccines, not all vaccine resistance is partisan—or political.
Jan 6, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
Higher Ed Labor Organizing Is Just Getting Started Higher Ed Labor Organizing Is Just Getting Started
It’s legal for adjuncts to work under conditions that are outlawed for most other industries. Here’s how grad workers could change that.
Jan 6, 2023 / Jamie K. McCallum
The NFL Just Showed the World What It Thinks of Its Players The NFL Just Showed the World What It Thinks of Its Players
When a player almost dies on the field, the game must end.
Jan 3, 2023 / Dave Zirin