Eric Cortellessa is the managing digital editor of the Washington Monthly. His writing has also appeared in the Washington Post, the Nation, Slate, the New Republic, and other publications. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Eric’s thesis project—a short documentary on criminal records as a barrier to employment—was nominated for a 2015 Emmy Award.
Eric can be reached at: ecortellessa@washingtonmonthly.com
Stanley Kubrick’s Calculated Rebellion
In his life and in his work, the filmmaker showed that insurgents only win when they sweat the small stuff.
The Republicans’ Newest Plan to Derail Voting Rights
After screwing up the Postal Service, they’re now attacking drop boxes.
Susan Collins Engineered the USPS Disaster She’s Now Protesting
Trump may be trying to sabotage the election, but the war against the Postal Service goes back decades.
The Benefits of Boredom
COVID-19 is going to last a long while. Here’s the psychology behind making the best of it.
Spike Lee Tells a Different Vietnam War History
His new film depicts the struggle of black veterans who fought for a country that never treated them right.
