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The wreckage: A street in Breezy Point, a section of the Rockaways, two weeks after Sandy.

The Pentagon Is Not Ready to Face Our Biggest National Security Threat The Pentagon Is Not Ready to Face Our Biggest National Security Threat

Our military’s obsession with Russia and China is proving to be dangerously distracting in the face of accelerating climate change.

Nov 18, 2019 / Michael T. Klare

Bolivia protester 2019

Bolivia’s Coup Is Still Happening Bolivia’s Coup Is Still Happening

Everything you wanted to know about Bolivian politics, but were afraid to ask.

Nov 18, 2019 / Zeeshan Aleem

Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein Isn’t Going Away Jeffrey Epstein Isn’t Going Away

In the absence of a full reckoning, conspiracy theories about Epstein fester and allow the far right to exploit the popular mistrust of elites.

Nov 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Can ‘Climate Sanctions’ Save the Planet?

Can ‘Climate Sanctions’ Save the Planet? Can ‘Climate Sanctions’ Save the Planet?

Economic pressure can be a force for environmental good—if it targets companies, not countries.

Nov 18, 2019 / Nicholas Mulder

Sign of the Times

Sign of the Times Sign of the Times

Elementary education.

Nov 18, 2019 / OppArt / Ileana Doble Hernandez

Mati Diop’s ‘Atlantics’ Is a Startling Study of Power

Mati Diop’s ‘Atlantics’ Is a Startling Study of Power Mati Diop’s ‘Atlantics’ Is a Startling Study of Power

As the contemporary film landscape heralds the coming of a class war, Diop’s beautiful movie reckons with capital and labor in groundbreaking fashion.

Nov 18, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Namwali Serpell

How Should We Remember the Puritans?

How Should We Remember the Puritans? How Should We Remember the Puritans?

In his new book, Daniel Rodgers not only offers a close reading of Puritan history but also seeks to rescue their early critique of market economy.

Nov 18, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Delbanco

Yang Doesn’t Add Up

Yang Doesn’t Add Up Yang Doesn’t Add Up

The presidential candidate is great at identifying problems, but his policy proposals need a lot of work.

Nov 18, 2019 / John Nichols

Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History’s Verdict on Argentina’s Dirty War

Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History’s Verdict on Argentina’s Dirty War Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History’s Verdict on Argentina’s Dirty War

Recently declassified documents constitute a gruesome and sadistic catalog of state terrorism.

Nov 18, 2019 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh

Chicago Teachers Strike

The Chicago Teachers Strike Was a Lesson in 21st-Century Organizing The Chicago Teachers Strike Was a Lesson in 21st-Century Organizing

Despite the Janus decision and years of labor losses, the Chicago Teachers Union has figured out how to organize—and win.

Nov 16, 2019 / Sarah Jaffe

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