[ad_1] Books & the Arts / May 7, 2024 The radical histories of Nell Irvin Painter. A new career-spanning book offers a portrait of Painter’s career as a historian, essayist, and most recently visual artist. Ad Policy Illustration by Andrea Ventura. This article appears in the May 2024 issue. On May Day in 1933 in […]

[ad_1] Bonneville Elementary School parents and students gather during a block party supporting trans and non binary students and staff on April 29, 2024, in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption toggle caption Rick Bowmer/AP Bonneville Elementary School parents and students gather during a block party supporting trans and non binary students and staff […]

[ad_1] Labour leader Keir Starmer is favored to win the UK’s general election later this year, but—as with Joe Biden—there is one word that could derail his campaign: Gaza. Ad Policy Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer celebrates with supporters in Birmingham, England, on May 4, 2024. (Anthony Devlin / Getty Images) London—In local elections in […]

[ad_1] People protest outside the House chamber after legislation passed that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP People protest outside the House chamber after legislation passed that would allow some teachers […]

[ad_1] Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg apologized to employees Tuesday, after an outside review found a toxic workplace culture at the agency. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg apologized to employees Tuesday, after an outside review found a […]

[ad_1] The South Dakota governor’s attempt at mimicking the former president’s obstreperous public image has fallen disastrously flat. Ad Policy Donald Trump listens as South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. (Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP) The great backward-spooling charm offensive that is South […]

[ad_1] Rep. Don Bacon is seen here leaving a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 7. House Republicans have raised concerns over what they call a rise of antisemitism amid the Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the United States. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Getty […]

[ad_1] President Biden arrives to speak at the annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on May 7. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Biden arrives to speak at the annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on May 7. Saul Loeb/AFP […]

[ad_1] Courtroom sketch artists Elizabeth Williams (from left), Jane Rosenberg and Christine Cornell wait to enter the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s trial is occurring on April 25. Jefferson Siegel/AP hide caption toggle caption Jefferson Siegel/AP Courtroom sketch artists Elizabeth Williams (from left), Jane Rosenberg and Christine Cornell wait to enter the Manhattan […]

[ad_1] It is a question of will, not capacity. Ad Policy Students at the University of Texas at Austin chant during a rally on May 5, 2024, to call on the university to fully divest from Israel. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) With over 2,000 students arrested, campus demonstrations against the war in Gaza are […]