Calls Grow for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine
Inspired by the Christmas Truce of 1914, more than 1,000 faith leaders are urging the United States to use diplomatic channels to seek a cessation of violence in Ukraine.
John NicholsHigher Education
Why Striking University of California Workers May Vote “No” on Their Contract
The union’s concessions may be too much for the rank and file of the biggest strike in the country to swallow.
Sammy Feldblum and Lavanya NottEnvironment
What the Extinction Crisis Took From the World in 2022
From a frog in Venezuela to a sturgeon in China—obituaries for the species we lost.
Ana RatnerThe '90s: Cradle of the present
America Online: A Cautionary Tale
On the rise and fall of the quintessential ’90s online service provider—and a warning about today’s social-media giants.
Joanne McNeilHouse Music is Still the Sound of the Future
As raves took over the world, American electronic music kept growing in the places it began.
Hubert Adjei-KontohReading Judith Butler’s “Gender Trouble” in the Age of Ron DeSantis
More than 30 years after it was published, the seminal queer theory text still has some things to say.
Naomi Gordon-LoeblCulture
Emmanuel Carrère’s Brilliant Narcissism
His latest “nonfiction novel,” Yoga, explores his favorite theme: himself.
Max Norman
The Most Dangerous Architect in America
Gregory Ain wanted to create social housing in Los Angeles. Dogged by the FBI, his hope for more egalitarian architecture never came to be.
Kate Wolf
Beyond Zombie Figuration
The craze for figurative painting might be at an impasse. These three painters stand above the pack, making work that challenges the very idea of the form.
Barry SchwabskyPolitics
The Senate Puts Pregnant Workers on the Verge of Getting New Protections
A bill to ensure that pregnant workers receive accommodations on the job has been approved as an amendment to the must-pass omnibus spending bill.
Bryce Covert
Big Tech's Monopoly on Congress
Lawmakers have tried to introduce legislation seeking to advance antitrust reform. Google, Amazon, and Meta have spent millions fighting it.
Chris Lehmann
The Anti-Abortion Myth Haunting the Pro-Choice Movement
Montana’s failed ballot measure was dangerous not only because it threatened providers with jail time but also because it perpetuated a harmful myth.
Andréa Becker and Dr. Daniel GrossmanWorld
A Far-Right Israel Is Zionism Without the Frills
The election of Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition should serve as a clarifying moment for the political Zionist movement, and for its enablers.
James Zogby
What Qatar’s World Cup Tells Us About the World in 2022
The soccer tournament offered signs that billions of people no longer think the United States and its entourage run the world.
Tony Karon and Daniel Levy
What the West Gets Wrong About the Rwandan Genocide
The mass killings haunt US foreign policy and distort how we understand ethnic violence.
Jina MooreWatch and Listen
Listen: The Case for “Andor” as Great Television
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Klion joins the show to discuss why the new Star Wars deserves to rank with The Wire.
December 14, 2022
Listen: Pete Carroll’s Magic Shoes and Brittney Griner’s Freedom
On this week’s episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, activist and educator Jesse Hagopian joins the show to talk about Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s decision to wear a pair of cleats.
December 12, 2022
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December 26, 2022/January 2, 2023
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Editorial
The 1990s Were Meant to Be the End of History—Instead They Birthed the Future By Lizzy Ratner, Regina Mahone, Ludwig Hurtado and Alana Pockros
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Books & the Arts
The Radical Internationalism of the Spanish Civil War By Bill Fletcher Jr.
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Feature
What the West Gets Wrong About the Rwandan Genocide By Jina Moore
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