Writer Rampell looks at a long-forgotten, but deeply influential, document from the domestic Cold War that served the unofficial blacklist for radio and television performers, with the aim of helping draw lessons for today.
Accusations that James Gunn has “politicized” Superman come laughably late, as the world's most famous superhero has always been political, write narrative strategist Andrew Slack and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas.
The Trump administration eliminated two food safety committees: the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection and National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods, a warning that food safety is not a USDA priority.
From a trippy Adult Swim satire to a Star Wars saga, shows this year are making the case to question and push back against the system.
We live in an era in which, from the White House on down, meanness has become normalized, become normalized. Music can provide an antidote, reminding us of who we can be, as anyone listening to Tim Sheard’s Solidarity Songs will discover.
"This book is not about Toni Morrison, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author," writes reviewer Washington, "but about Toni Morrison, boundary-pushing senior editor at Random House."
Labor
From technology industry programmers to coal miners, workers must mobilize through their unions to establish a unified labor movement that collectively demands a voice in shaping the future of our workplaces, economies and future.
The Trump administration plans to dismantle the department by firing thousands of workers.
ICE raids have caused workers to lose hours and income, and forced them into hiding at home, according to interviews.
Across Europe, trade unions have a long history of making political demands for universal health care and benefits. The unique brutality of the US capitalist class bred a labor movement that has often limited itself to being a private insurance provi
Now independent union leader Dan Osborn, who nearly won a U.S. Senate race in 2024, is vying for his seat.
We must resist Trump’s war on medical access and knowledge today, even as we prepare to rebuild something better tomorrow.
New York Magazine's extended interview with Zohran Mamdani from the Dinner Party series featuring the Democratic mayoral primary candidates
Ronny Chieng dives into AI: Elon Musk's Grok goes Nazi, a Marco Rubio imposter fools government officials, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt appreciates the mediocre world of AI-generated music. #DailyShow #AI #MarcoRubio #ElonMusk
The 'raw' video. The 'client list.' It turns out nothing in the Jeffrey Epstein story is what the Trump officials have claimed.
Apocalypse in the Tropics investigates the increasingly powerful grip that evangelical Christian leaders hold over politics in Brazil, possibly holding a mirror up to the future of the rest of the world.
Marine biologists feared total collapse of the Pacific Coast ecosystem. But what if a species nearly wiped out by fur traders a century ago could bring it back to life?
NYC’s Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani fired back at President Trump’s threats to arrest him and revoke his citizenship over his pledge to block ICE deportations.
These lyrics were written by Abel Meeropol (who later adopted the children of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg) under the pen name Lewis Allen (1943); the music was composed by Earl Robinson. This 1947 cover by Paul Robeson includes all the original verses.
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