Pundits and politicians have transformed the 41st president into a paragon of virtue. All it took was a willful ignorance of history.
Dec. 1 marks the 30th World AIDS Day—and despite leaps forward in medicine and awareness in affluent parts of the world, it’s still a big problem elsewhere.
Ready, Freddie? The new biopic zooms in on Queen's lead singer, playing more like an extended music video than a faithful biopic---but it's still electric.
Charming, ornery, all too human: the radical legacy of a democratic socialist.
Tony Awards voters give a nod to everything from the goofy to the grotesque, handing out nominations in double digits to a variety of shows.
We are beginning to see more and more how disgusting a profit-above-all-else economy is.
An oral history of Tony Kushner's masterwork reveals how to make political art that offers lasting solace in times of great trouble.
The rights group acts against the Homeland Security Department, citing Trump’s comments about immigrants and their home countries as evidence of racial discrimination.
The ABC miniseries, which aired earlier this year, tells the story of the “gay revolution” with an accuracy and complexity that has rarely been attempted—or achieved.
Tamiko Beyer's poem serves as a painful reminder of how "horde white-hot power" causes "rage that liquefies/ our hearts, whole communities."
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