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“Trump Rejected Plans for a White House Statement Praising John McCain.” —Headline, The Washington Post One person’s a hero for how he endured The hell with which he was beset. T…
Aug 30, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Puzzle No. 3475 Puzzle No. 3475
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Stand and kick habit, to begin with (5) 4 Arrow maker in Florida—one who leaves an impression? (8) 10 Famous…
Aug 30, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Can Bobi Wine Unite Uganda and Bring Down a Dictator? Can Bobi Wine Unite Uganda and Bring Down a Dictator?
The Ugandan regime has good reason to fear the 36-year-old musician and parliamentarian.
Aug 30, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein
Don’t Believe Everything You Think Don’t Believe Everything You Think
Alternative facts, on screen and off.
The Women of Impressionism The Women of Impressionism
Mary Cassatt, Elizabeth Nourse, Berthe Morisot, and Rosa Bonheur were as central to Impressionism’s shifting and often contradictory currents as their male counterparts.
Aug 30, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Svetlana Alexievich: ‘Freedom Is Long and Hard Work’ Svetlana Alexievich: ‘Freedom Is Long and Hard Work’
The Nobel Prize laureate in literature believes a new generation in the countries of the former USSR will make the dreams of 1991 a reality.
Aug 30, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
The Widest Political Divide in America Isn’t Between Left and Right The Widest Political Divide in America Isn’t Between Left and Right
We’re split along racial and gender lines—handing Congress to Democrats in November won’t change that.
Aug 30, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright
Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It
Illegal logging and land seizures are driving this ominous yet overlooked scientific trend.
The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It
Insisting that we’re all responsible for global warming lets the biggest corporate polluters off the hook.
Aug 30, 2018 / Feature / Jason Mark
Melania Trump: Hero of the People? Melania Trump: Hero of the People?
Amy Wilentz on the first lady, plus Katha Pollitt on the politics of motherhood, and Lee Saunders on unions after Janus.
Aug 30, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener