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A Look Back at the 747 as Boeing Delivers Last Jumbo Jet

Company historian Mike Lombardi says Boeing's giant jetliner "gave wings to the world." 

Florida Districts to Teachers: Hide Your Books or Risk Felony Charge

After requiring that both classroom libraries and school libraries have their contents vetted by trained media specialists, Florida delayed publishing the training for six months; amid uncertainty two school districts have told teachers to cover up their books. 

What's Behind DeSantis Push to Erase Black History?

by Janai Nelson

"Mr. DeSantis’s “Stop WOKE” law relegates the study of the experiences of Black people to a prohibited category. The canceling of any students’ access to accurate, truthful education that reflects their diverse identities and that of their country should chill every American."

The Story of one of the Few Black Members of Chicago's Secret Abortion Rights Underground

Recent attention to the Jane Collective's pre-Roe activities to help women obtain abortions has passed over the work of a small number of Black women like Marie Leaner within the group, and the struggle to connect reproductive and racial justice politics. 

The Latest SCOTUS Case to Privilege Religion Over Civil Society

by Linda Greenhouse

Historically, the Supreme Court has viewed workplace accommodations for religious workers in terms of protecting minority faiths and relieving undue burdens on employers and coworkers. A pending case brought by a Christian postal worker promises to upend that balance. 

What's Actually Happening in Florida Education?

by Francie Diep and Emma Pettit

Ron DeSantis has moved quickly on multiple fronts to alter the landscape of higher education in Florida. What are the facts behind the headlines? Will these actions be repeated in other states?

The Indigenous Sami Culture Shaped this Novelist's Fiction

Ann-Helén Laestadius grew up among the Sámi, an Indigenous people living near the Arctic Circle, in Europe. Her fiction has brought the long-running conflict between the Sami and the Swedish government, and the racism and violence endured by the Sami, to the forefront of public debate. 

Dutch Villagers Find Hunt for Nazi Treasure Less and Less Charming With Passage of Time

The recent declassification of a map drawn by a German soldier in 1945 has brought treasure hunters to Ommeren. The 751 residents have mixed feelings. 

Inside the Neonazi Homeschool Community

"A concerted, decades-long campaign by right-wing Christian groups to deregulate home schooling has afforded parents wide latitude in how they teach their kids — even if that means indoctrinating them with explicit fascism."

Ron DeSantis Battles the College Board—and History

by Jelani Cobb

"It’s scarcely surprising that a discipline built on an interest in exploring Black humanity would find itself in the crosshairs. That such a thing would happen in Florida is even less so."

100 Years After Rosewood, Just One House Remains

The home of John Wright, a white merchant who helped shelter Black residents from mob violence, is all that remains of the former town of Rosewood. 

The Case of the Disappearing Libraries Feat. Judd Legum

Journalist Judd Legum has been following the story of Florida teachers whose districts have told them Florida's new educational laws require them to close or remove their classroom libraries unless all the books are specifically approved by the state. 

Review: New Book Worships the False Idol of the Responsible Corporation

The idea of corporate social responsibility is an artifact of the domination of society by big business, a domination so powerful as to make alternatives exceedingly difficult to imagine. A new book internalizes that difficulty. 

If Conservatives Want to Use "Choice" to Punish Schools for "Wokeness", What Happens to the Kids?

The annual "School Choice Week" has always been about trashing public schools and teachers unions. This year, it's also trying to scare parents about "woke indoctrination." 

Florida's Vague Content Laws are Being Used to Intimidate Librarians

The DeSantis administration has declined to issue clarification of the requirements of the "Don't Say Gay" and "Stop Woke" laws, which leaves school librarians fearful of potential prosecution if they leave books on their shelves. 

Dem Governors Pritzker and Newsom Challenge AP on Caving to DeSantis

"I am extremely troubled by recent news reports that claim Governor DeSantis is pressuring the College Board to change the AP African American Studies course in order to fit Florida’s racist and homophobic laws," Pritzker said.

Remembering Victor Navasky: Editor was a "Ringmaster" at "The Nation"

As the editor of the left-leaning magazine, Navasky was comfortable allowing (and sometimes encouraging) liberals, socialists, and radicals of other varieties duke out their intraleft disagreements in print. 

The Tradition of Overambitious Public Works in Mexico

Mexico's public works projects have often seen ambitious design outpace the will and capacity for maintaining them. 

Canada's Hottest Tourist Attraction Could be the Government's Doomsday Bunker

Canada's Diefenbunker was decommissioned in 1994, and today is one of the few places where tourists can see the preparations made to preserve government in the event of the unthinkable. 

"Argentina, 1985" Gets Oscar Nod

The film has sparked debate in Argentina over its representation of events, but tells the story of the first successful civilian trial of a military dictatorship.