In Tangier Island, Virginia, and Joal, Senegal, rising sea levels and temperatures are already erasing a way of life.

A new documentary tells the story of cops who have blown the whistle on the NYPD's predatory tactics.

A lawsuit filed by the struggling retailer's former CEO reveals deep problems—and a potential suitor.

Many jobs are pointless. Others are being automated away. In the future, who will still work for a paycheck?

Thomas Page McBee's "Amateur" journeys to the center of the boxing ring.

How William Cooper envisioned a web entangling global capitalism, the government, and UFOs, and incubated the politics of conspiracy

A new exhibition of Yugoslav architecture at MoMA is a refreshing antidote to the online world's obsession with minimalism.

How a frothy new Netflix movie reinvigorates the high-school rom-com genre

How to argue with a Koch brother

Philip Dray’s book traces a fraught history from the colonial era to today’s debates over gun rights and conservation.

Artists head to the desert to build a utopia. But does their work hold up in the real world?

Not since the Tea Party wave in 2009 has America seen such widespread grassroots activism.

What a pair of scandals says about a movement that is now being accused of hypocrisy

Why so many commentators share an overly grim view of America’s fate

Julie Schumacher's "The Shakespeare Requirement" is a playful, sharp satire of the horrors of modern academia.

Adam Tooze’s new book traces today’s political breakdowns to the 2008 crash.

How the show’s new season skewers the book world