Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right now. It’s called “Party Politics,” but it’s not ...

But among members of the creative class — filmmakers, authors, painters, poets — a sense of purpose was percolating beneath ...

In Season two of Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw couldn't help but wonder: “Can there be sex without politics?” In 2024, that question feels almost laughably rhetorical. The short answer?

Most students today likely can’t remember a presidential election that wasn’t steeped in divisiveness, personal attacks, and identity politics that can feel frightening for those from ...

Political scientist Kevin Smith says his research suggests “political orientations are at least partially under genetic ...

In the American ideal, elections are moments of patriotism, a time for citizens to settle their differences at the ballot box, no matter how fiery the disagreements. In the reality of 2024, ballot ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Bad Bunny, a native of Puerto Rico, is no stranger to politics. He recently bought several ... Many of his song lyrics criticize the ineffective response by the government in Puerto Rico to ...

Election polls can’t foretell who will win the presidential election. They’re inherently imprecise. They carry the potential for error. All that being the case ...

“Do the Right Thing” comments on the increasing polarization around race during the 1990s. For many white audiences, the film ...

This world is not my home/I’m just a passin’ through/my treasures are laid up/somewhere beyond the blue” These lyrics from a well-known evangelical hymn represent a biblically based understanding of ...

Their ideas aligned perfectly with performing arts group Sketchworks Comedy’s plan to develop another work similar to “Vape,” the popular parody of “Grease.” “Erica reminded me I’d been wanting to do ...