Millennial Writers Reflect on a Generation’s Despair
The eldest millennials turned forty this year, and the producer Ngofeen Mputubwele comments on a sense of despair he finds in his generation, having to do with the state of the planet, the nation, the...
13 Joulu 202130min
Lina Khan vs. Big Tech
Lina Khan first became known for a 2017 article she wrote for the Yale Law Journal, called "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox." Then a twenty-seven-year-old law student, she made strong arguments in favor of...
9 Joulu 202126min
The Last Abortion Clinic in Mississippi
The Supreme Court last week heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that could lead to the closure of Mississippi’s last remaining abortion clinic. A law in the st...
6 Joulu 202118min
How to Respond to the Omicron Variant
Last weekend, just as many Americans were returning from Thanksgiving feasts with family and friends, reports of a new coronavirus variant, called Omicron, began to proliferate worldwide. Though there...
2 Joulu 202118min
Rachel Held Evans and Her Legacy
Growing up, Rachel Held Evans was a fiercely enthusiastic evangelizer for her faith, the kind of kid who relished the chance to sit next to an atheist. But when she experienced doubt, that sense of ce...
29 Marras 202132min
Britney Spears, Free from the Conservatorship, but Not from the Public Eye
This month, Britney Spears was released from the conservatorship that had overseen her finances, communications, and professional and personal life for more than thirteen years. The details of the arr...
18 Marras 202127min
The Essential Workers of the Climate Crisis
After storms and other climate disasters, legions of workers appear overnight to cover blown-out buildings with construction tarps, rip out ruined walls and floors, and start putting cities back toget...
15 Marras 202129min
