World Press, Pope Leo, Sweeney Todd World Press, Pope Leo, Sweeney Todd
American pie.
May 10, 2025 / Steve Brodner
Will the New Pope Ever Forgive JD Vance? Will the New Pope Ever Forgive JD Vance?
Leo XIV’s commitment to migrants and the poor will put him at odds with MAGA.
May 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Immigrants Are Part of the Fabric of Our Country Immigrants Are Part of the Fabric of Our Country
The life-and-death struggles migrants face.
May 9, 2025 / OppArt / Hormigas Bordadoras
The Post-Future Has Arrived in Argentina—and It Looks Remarkably Like the Past The Post-Future Has Arrived in Argentina—and It Looks Remarkably Like the Past
Javier Milei’s right-wing government is racking up new debt with the IMF. It’s part of a vicious cycle the country seems unable to break.
May 9, 2025 / Jacob Sugarman
The Jim Crow Origins of National Police Week The Jim Crow Origins of National Police Week
Police brutality and corruption are painful realities. So are officers who die honorably performing their duty. But the memorial in Washington fails to distinguish between them.
May 9, 2025 / Elizabeth Robeson
The Culture-War Furies Behind Trump’s Film-Tariff Plan The Culture-War Furies Behind Trump’s Film-Tariff Plan
The president doesn’t have the authority to impose tariffs on movies produced abroad, but he still wants to be the right’s designated culture commissar.
May 7, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
Voted for Poor Health Voted for Poor Health
Buyers’ remorse for MAGA?
May 7, 2025 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette
When It Comes to Building New Housing, “Abundance” Is More Like Avoidance When It Comes to Building New Housing, “Abundance” Is More Like Avoidance
Neither Klein and Thompson nor many of their critics on the left offer a robust strategy for actually building affordable homes. Here’s one that has been proven to work.
May 7, 2025 / Mike Gecan
The Fight for the Soul of Video Games The Fight for the Soul of Video Games
Marijam Did’s Everything to Play For makes a case for rebuilding the culture of gaming, which has become infected with rotten politics.
May 7, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Lewis Gordon
Cruelty Is the Point Cruelty Is the Point
Trump’s deportations and defundings = death.
May 6, 2025 / OppArt / Anonymous (NYC)