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Accusations of Russian Disinformation Are Snowballing

Accusations of Russian Disinformation Are Snowballing Accusations of Russian Disinformation Are Snowballing

A 2014 report encouraged these allegations; now they’re proliferating ever more rapidly.

May 9, 2018 / James Carden

President Donald Trump

The Trouble With Typos The Trouble With Typos

Trump’s trouble with the written word is irresistible to mock, but the jokes may be weak consolation.

May 9, 2018 / Leslie Savan

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Ohio Voters Just Overturned Anti-Democratic Gerrymandering Ohio Voters Just Overturned Anti-Democratic Gerrymandering

The state’s radical change in how congressional districts are drawn matters for Ohio and for the rest of the country.

May 9, 2018 / John Nichols

Roger Goodell

Roger Goodell Tries to Pass Buck on Protests Staged During Anthem Roger Goodell Tries to Pass Buck on Protests Staged During Anthem

Giving team owners power to determine anthem policy would be a violation of the collective-bargaining agreement, and the union is putting its foot down. 

May 9, 2018 / Dave Zirin

The Turmoil of Fearful Anticipation

The Turmoil of Fearful Anticipation The Turmoil of Fearful Anticipation

Many of the stories in Dino Buzzati’s Catastrophe are more concerned with paranoia and fear than with dramatic repercussions.

May 9, 2018 / Bradley Babendir

Queens Home Foreclosure

The Rent Is Too Damn High, and Progressives Need to Do Something The Rent Is Too Damn High, and Progressives Need to Do Something

Voters want real housing solutions but aren’t getting them from either party.

May 9, 2018 / Sean McElwee and Henry Kraemer

Why Zephyr Teachout Would Make a Great New York Attorney General

Why Zephyr Teachout Would Make a Great New York Attorney General Why Zephyr Teachout Would Make a Great New York Attorney General

Her deep understanding of political corruption makes her uniquely qualified for the job.

May 9, 2018 / D.D. Guttenplan

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The Rise and Fall of the Latin American Left The Rise and Fall of the Latin American Left

Conservatives now control Latin America’s leading economies, but the region’s leftists can still look to Uruguay for direction.

May 9, 2018 / Omar G. Encarnación

Exodus

Exodus Exodus

Then and Now.

May 9, 2018 / OppArt / Rucke Sousa

The Magic of Denis Johnson

The Magic of Denis Johnson The Magic of Denis Johnson

The Largesse of the Sea Maiden isn't exactly a sequel to Jesus’ Son, but it has the same breezy, epiphanic quality.

May 9, 2018 / Books & the Arts / J. Robert Lennon

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