This year marks the centenary of Elmore “Dutch” Leonard, who died in 2013 at the age of eighty-seven. He is widely regarded as one of the most idiosyncratic and influential crime writers of the twentieth century. Often called the “Dickens of Detroit”, he offered gritty, realistic portrayals of American lowlife that demonstrate a masterly use […]

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Alex Clark celebrates the life and work of Edna O’Brien with the filmmaker Sinéad O’Shea and novelists Eimear McBride and Jan Carson at this year’s Belfast Book Festival.

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Cody Two Bear, who is Standing Rock Sioux, served on his tribal council during the Dakota Access pipeline protests in 2017. Growing up in a community powered by coal, the experience was transformative. “I’ve seen the energy extraction that has placed […]

A Victorville man was arrested Wednesday night for crashing his car while allegedly driving under the influence, resulting in two young passengers being ejected from his vehicle. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said deputies from the Victorville Police Station responded to reports of a crash around 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Deputies and paramedics arrived […]

We’re well into the second week of the Texas redistricting showdown. Far from home, these Texas Democrats are resolute. In an undisclosed location, I sat down with them to talk about their decision to leave their home state to stand up for democracy. WATCH: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mother Jones […]

Today, Aug. 14, across the nation and right here in New York, we celebrate 90 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935. What started as a bold promise to America’s workers in the depths of the Great Depression has grown into one of the most successful and beloved programs in our nation’s history.

Edinburgh, Scotland: Within the last few weeks, media outlets that resisted the obvious have sanctioned the term “genocide” regarding the clear genocide taking place in Gaza amid the destruction.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, ensuring income for elderly Americans and creating a federal unemployment insurance program.

Dear Eric: My husband passed away 12 days ago after an extended illness. I have two step-kids. Two days after my husband died, one of the kids started asking for some of my husband’s belongings then unveiled his plan to “help me build a house” on some vacant land I own to “fulfill my husband’s […]

Robert Crumb’s life is an open comic book. With Zap Comix (1968), he launched the underground comics movement promoting uninhibited self-expression. This was exemplified by his satirical exposés of the hypocrisies of American culture and his riven personality, which contains multitudes. His surreal, frequently scatological tales combine the intricate cross-hatching of nineteenth century political cartoonists […]

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