David Rieff is a fixture of New York’s woke literary scene, but he’s not afraid to break with the pack.

The term "woke" is often used in reference to progressive, politically correct stances on race, gender ideology and other hot-button topics.

“Woke” is now best known as a negative political buzzword used to describe anything deemed too liberal or progressive—like brands that support Pride Month, The Little Mermaid live-action film and ...

Words matter. We’ve heard that truism lately regarding hate speech and insurrection oratory. Science backs it up. Interviewed by Scientific American, Lera Boroditsky, a cognitive scientist at the ...

Fans are bashing “Stranger Things” online, calling the Season 5, Volume 2, episodes a “woke cringe” disappointment. The ...

For more than two years, cable news pundits and Republican lawmakers have accused the military of going ‘woke,’ a loosely defined term that refers to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts that ...

In April 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7, known as the ‘Stop WOKE’ bill, in Hialeah Gardens. Daniel A. Varela [email protected] Labels convey a lot in our society: “pro-life,” ...

In 1939, Billie Holiday gave voice to a nation’s darkest truths with Strange Fruit, her haunting lament for the bodies of Black men and women hanging from ...

Liberals claim that conservatives have turned the term into a catch-all bogeyman they can’t even define — even though it’s a word that progressives themselves use. But as someone who has explored this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. As someone who is painfully plugged into online discourse ...

The nation’s 250th anniversary arrives with a call for year-round community service Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here’s what to know New Year’s Day: What’s open? Retailers. What’s ...