Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue
Action plans for democracy… Spreading hope—and justice…
Apr 30, 2019 / Our Readers
Ilhan Omar vs. the Outrage Machine Ilhan Omar vs. the Outrage Machine
No observation goes unpunished.
Apr 30, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Antoine Fuqua Explains Why He Wanted to Make His New Muhammad Ali Documentary Antoine Fuqua Explains Why He Wanted to Make His New Muhammad Ali Documentary
Director Antoine Fuqua on the challenge of making What’s My Name | Muhammad Ali.
Apr 30, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Can Humanitarianism Address Inequality? Can Humanitarianism Address Inequality?
In his new book, French anthropologist Didier Fassin argues that if humanitarians are to save life they need to rethink the global structures that sustain it.
Apr 30, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins
Take Action Now: Oppose Trump’s Abortion Extremism Take Action Now: Oppose Trump’s Abortion Extremism
Organize this week against the Hyde Amendment and phony crisis-pregnancy centers.
Apr 30, 2019 / NationAction
How Private Equity Is Turning Public Prisons Into Big Profits How Private Equity Is Turning Public Prisons Into Big Profits
In recent years, corporations have privatized almost every part of the public prison system. Now, PE firms are swooping in, seeking lavish returns for investors.
Apr 30, 2019 / Feature / Tim Requarth
At the Frontiers of Surveillance Capitalism At the Frontiers of Surveillance Capitalism
Silicon Valley firms don’t want to simply monitor your behavior; they plan to shape it, too.
Apr 30, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Katie Fitzpatrick
It’s the Company You Keep It’s the Company You Keep
Trump rides the climate-change-denial elephant.
Apr 30, 2019 / OppArt / Ruben Bolling
In a Polarized Spain, Voters Give the Socialists Another Chance In a Polarized Spain, Voters Give the Socialists Another Chance
They could form a government with Podemos—but the emergence of a strong far right has significantly shifted the political debate.
Apr 30, 2019 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The New Face of American War Is a Robot The New Face of American War Is a Robot
Apr 29, 2019 / Allegra Harpootlian and Emily Manna