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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy

Trying to evoke a lost Cold War consensus, the GOP’s rising star conflated “normal” with “crazy.”

Feb 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Stefon Diggs, #14 of the Buffalo Bills, leaps for a pass, with Jaire Alexander, #23 of the Green Bay Packers, in pursuit, October 30, 2022. (Joshua Bessex / Getty Images)

Heartbreak Is Life: Reflections of a Football Fan Heartbreak Is Life: Reflections of a Football Fan

Like life, football is ultimately about loss, struggle, grace, danger, and finding joy wherever we can.

Feb 10, 2023 / Photo Essay / JoAnn Wypijewski

Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic

Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic

(Rather than a cohort of extremists that ignores judicial precedent and makes up facts to suit its agenda.)

Feb 10, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Took Place 60 Years Ago Today

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Took Place 60 Years Ago Today The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Took Place 60 Years Ago Today

From Emmett Till to Hattie Carroll to Amadou Diallo to Freddie Gray to Breonna Taylor to Tyre Nichols—the senseless deaths caused by the racism embedded in the DNA of our country h...

Feb 9, 2023 / Marc Steiner

Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left?

Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left? Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left?

A conversation with Daniel Denvir about how his podcast became an essential feature of a radical education, the challenges facing leftist organizers, and much more.

Feb 9, 2023 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Spielberg and Other Oscar Contenders

Spielberg and Other Oscar Contenders Spielberg and Other Oscar Contenders

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Adam Nayman joins the podcast to discuss The Fabelmans and movie award buzz.

Feb 8, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

The Beautiful and Useless Return of “Avatar”

The Beautiful and Useless Return of “Avatar” The Beautiful and Useless Return of “Avatar”

James Cameron has spent a fortune to bring audiences back to Pandora. Was it worth it?

Feb 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Eugene Debs at the US Penitentiary in Atlanta

The Crusade Against Civil Liberties During World War I The Crusade Against Civil Liberties During World War I

Adam Hochschild’s latest book, American Midnight, examines a dark era in US history in which Woodrow Wilson and his administration went to war at home as well as abroad. 

Feb 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Nils Lofgren and Bruce Springsteen onstage.

Bruce Springsteen and These Lost Years Bruce Springsteen and These Lost Years

After Covid, he and the E Street Band are celebrating, but also continuing their mourning tour. It won’t end. Until it does.

Feb 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Bill Maher

Always That Guy: Bill Maher’s Pliable Right-Wing Brand Always That Guy: Bill Maher’s Pliable Right-Wing Brand

CNN banks on the commentary of an obliging provocateur as it veers rightward.

Feb 6, 2023 / Ben Schwartz

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