The Right’s Latest Target: Unmarried Women

Morbid Symptoms / October 17, 2023 The Right’s Latest Target: Unmarried Women Archconservatives find single women threatening, and they’re trying to browbeat them into submission. Jeet Heer Ad Policy Grown men are taking the time to condemn the writer of “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” (Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty) This article appears in…

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The Latin School Teacher Who Made Classics Popular

Culture / Books & the Arts / October 17, 2023 Ancient Worlds Edith Hamilton and the popularization of the classics. The Latin School Teacher Who Made Classics Popular A new biography of Edith Hamilton tells the story of how and why ancient literature became widely read in the United States. Emily Wilson Ad Policy Illustration…

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Nothing Under the Pillow

Deadline Poet / October 17, 2023 Nothing Under the Pillow Calvin Trillin Ad Policy My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell arrives at a gathering of supporters of former US president Donald Trump. (Octavio Jones / Getty) This article appears in the October 30/November 6, 2023 issue. The My Pillow guy and election denier confirms he’s out…

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Solidarity With Palestine Is Not a Crime

Society / October 16, 2023 Solidarity With Palestine Is Not a Crime Governments, news outlets, and major corporations are making it clear: It is not acceptable to support Palestine right now. Nima Shirazi Ad Policy Riot police arrest a protester during a banned demonstration in solidarity with Palestine at the Place de la Republique in…

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The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia

October 16, 2023 The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia Amid war fever and bigoted violence, we have to combat media cowardice. Jeet Heer Ad Policy Left to right: Ayman Mohyeldin, Ali Velshi, and Mehdi Hasan. (Left to right: Taylor Hill / WireImage, Taylor Hill / FilmMagic, David Livingston / Getty) In the wake of…

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The NFL Prays for Israel and Ignores Palestine

Society / October 16, 2023 The NFL Prays for Israel and Ignores Palestine A few football fans started chanting “Free Palestine” during a moment of silence for the Israeli dead. It was a cry for Palestinian lives to matter as much as Israeli ones. Dave Zirin Ad Policy An interior view during the NFL football…

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