Trump Baby Over London Trump Baby Over London
“A giant orange balloon of Mr. Trump depicted as a pouting baby in a diaper and holding a smartphone took flight in London earlier in the day.”—The New York Times As pointed as the…
Jul 19, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letters From the August 13-20, 2018, Issue Letters From the August 13-20, 2018, Issue
Reader interventions… Giant step…
Jul 19, 2018 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3472 Puzzle No. 3472
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Highest-ranking mountain? That’s a laugh! (5) 4 A university kicks final examinations? (9) 9 Start work wit…
Jul 19, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
The Attack on Democracy in Poland and the Response of the Left The Attack on Democracy in Poland and the Response of the Left
While liberals call for restoration of basic democracy, the left fears this will only revive the neoliberalism partly responsible for driving people to the right.
Jul 19, 2018 / David Ost
Aline Kominsky-Crumb’s Radical Honesty Aline Kominsky-Crumb’s Radical Honesty
In her books, the cartoonist constantly reworks the raw materials of her life.
Jul 19, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer
Journalism in the Age of Trump: What’s Missing and What Matters Journalism in the Age of Trump: What’s Missing and What Matters
Has the preoccupation with the president pushed aside other urgent stories?
Jul 19, 2018 / Feature / Michael Massing
Trump and Putin: Separating the Surreal From the Sensible—Katrina vanden Heuvel Trump and Putin: Separating the Surreal From the Sensible—Katrina vanden Heuvel
Plus John Nichols on Kavanaugh and Adam Winkler on the Supreme Court and corporate “rights.”
Jul 19, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution? In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution?
A look at the British Labour Party’s plan to transform the economy from the ground up.
Jul 19, 2018 / Feature / Laura Flanders