Category archives: Politics

We dive into what happens now

There are all the president’s women. And then there’s Omarosa.

The Women’s March in D.C. is this weekend, and we’re looking at one of several ways you can continue supporting women after it ends: there’s a workshop for transgender people who need to update their ID in Memphis, TN; and a training for straight cis w…

There are two sorts of media angles that have become popular and prevalent in the post-election run-up to the presidential inauguration. Both are about why people voted for Trump, but they get at the question differently. The first angle is the Voice of Trump Country, in which the author goes to wherever rock-ribbed, salt-of-the-earth, working-class… Read more »

Librarians are getting ready to fight fake news, hate crimes, and whatever lies ahead

Welcome to a special holiday edition of “The Stakes,” where we take a minute to appreciate Michelle Obama, our outgoing FLOTUS. While the nation reflects on President Barack Obama’s impact during his last days in office, we can’t forget FLOTUS Michelle Obama. MTV Founders editor Julie Zeilinger speaks with WNYC editor of special projects and… Read more »

President Obama wasn’t simply a voice for change. He helped others speak up.

The GOP wants to kill Obamacare. There’s just one problem: the Republican President.

Sam Gold presents a version of ‘Othello,’ starring David Oyelowo and Daniel Craig, that has never been more viscerally, frighteningly American

So what’s going on with American irony right now? Seriously, I’m asking.