How to Fight 8chan Medievalism—and Why We Must
White supremacists are co-opting the Middle Ages in the name of ethnic cleansing. Fighting back requires us to tell better, fuller stories about the period.
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In ‘The Dead Don’t Die,’ the Real Monster Is Our Own Passivity
Jim Jarmusch's new movie is an accusation aimed at his audience.
I Am a Jewish Arab
I was raised on recollections of a lost world that had existed for as long as we could remember—only to end suddenly in my grandparents' generation.
The Most Controversial Tree in the World
Is the genetically engineered chestnut tree an act of ecological restoration or a threat to wild forests?
The Hiding Place: Inside the World’s First Long-Term Storage Facility for Highly Radioactive Nuclear Waste
An excerpt from Robert Macfarlane's new book Underland.
Mourning Dr. John and His Commitment to Honoring the Black Music of New Orleans
Mac Rebennack was a musical preservationist. That work is especially important in places like New Orleans, where, for many reasons, it is all too easy for people and history to be forgotten.
The White House Wants to Hold a Mock-Climate Debate. That Makes It Even More Important for the DNC to Host a Real One.
The Trump administration is trying to make climate denial more mainstream. In response, Democrats should center climate science and policy in their upcoming primary debates.
Yes, Trump’s Detention Centers Are Concentration Camps
These are concentration camps, and denying as much merely prepares the way for worse atrocities to come.
Does the Hatch Act Even Matter Anymore?
If an act is read in the woods, and nobody complies, does it really make a sound?
Court Packing Won’t Happen, but Calling Out the Court as Partisan Can Work Just as Well
As Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, and Kamala Harris mull packing the Supreme Court, they'd be wise to turn to the lessons of FDR's failure to do so.