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Folk Music That Bends Time and Space

Folk Music That Bends Time and Space Folk Music That Bends Time and Space

The songs on Jessica Pratt’s new album Quiet Signs seem to exist in a tranquil place just outside reality.

Feb 18, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Olivia Horn

Give Him the Boot!

Give Him the Boot! Give Him the Boot!

He is full of hot air.

Feb 18, 2019 / OppArt / George de Castro-Day

Protest

Amazon’s Defeat Is Local and Global Amazon’s Defeat Is Local and Global

By tying their fight against Amazon to bigger structural problems, activists in Queens showed us a way forward for transnational anti-corporate politics.

Feb 17, 2019 / Jamie Merchant

Who Is Matt Duss and Can He Take On the ‘Blob’?

Who Is Matt Duss and Can He Take On the ‘Blob’? Who Is Matt Duss and Can He Take On the ‘Blob’?

Bernie’s foreign-policy adviser is doing just that.

Feb 16, 2019 / OppArt / Ryan Inzana

Donald Trump

Congress Should Apply Trump’s Own Standard for Executive Accountability to Him as President Congress Should Apply Trump’s Own Standard for Executive Accountability to Him as President

Trump wanted Congress to get tough on presidents who use executive action to “subvert the Constitution.” How tough? He said they “certainly could be impeached.”

Feb 15, 2019 / John Nichols

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick Settles His Collusion Case With the NFL Colin Kaepernick Settles His Collusion Case With the NFL

A confidentially agreement prevents us from knowing the details, but the fact that the NFL was willing to settle tells us a great deal. 

Feb 15, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Truman Rural Telephone Program

The Green New Deal Could Dramatically Expand Economic Democracy The Green New Deal Could Dramatically Expand Economic Democracy

We can accomplish great things by putting ordinary people in control.

Feb 15, 2019 / Nathan Schneider

Immigrants Are Fighting for Their Rights Even Behind Bars

Immigrants Are Fighting for Their Rights Even Behind Bars Immigrants Are Fighting for Their Rights Even Behind Bars

Hunger strikers in ICE’s El Paso detention center are demanding that their voices be heard.

Feb 15, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Honduran migrant at the border

The Hidden Climate-Change Story Behind Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ The Hidden Climate-Change Story Behind Trump’s ‘National Emergency’

Walls and borders are this country's most consistent climate-change ‘adaptation.’

Feb 15, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

Is This the Best Rock Album of 2019?

Is This the Best Rock Album of 2019? Is This the Best Rock Album of 2019?

Girlpool’s What Chaos Is Imaginary is a veritable indie-rock dream world.

Feb 15, 2019 / Ann-Derrick Gaillot

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