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Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism? Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism?

The old ideas have failed, big-money politics has been exposed as corrupted, and the battle on what comes next is joined.

Apr 24, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Lamentations of Mount Eerie and David Byrne

The Lamentations of Mount Eerie and David Byrne The Lamentations of Mount Eerie and David Byrne

Mount Eerie’s Now Only and David Byrne’s American Utopia both try to find meaning in a world of loss and death.

Apr 24, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen

Indonesian Art Collective

Indonesian Art Collective Indonesian Art Collective

Based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Taring Padi is an art collective that uses art as a tool for political expression and education for all.

Apr 24, 2018 / OppArt / Taring Padi

Behind Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Selection

Behind Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Selection Behind Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Selection

Our charge as the jury was pretty much the same as my job as a critic: to listen carefully, with open ears and an equally open mind.

Apr 23, 2018 / David Hajdu

Donald Trump Speaks During an Event at the White House

The Trump Administration Is Letting Wells Fargo Get Away With Grand Theft Auto The Trump Administration Is Letting Wells Fargo Get Away With Grand Theft Auto

The recent fine assessed by the CFPB is window dressing on a miscarriage of justice.

Apr 23, 2018 / David Dayen

Drifting With the Current

Drifting With the Current Drifting With the Current

In the Last Days of the City is a richly sensuous film that strives to accommodate the thick, shifting layers of sight and sound that overwhelm verbal descriptions of Cairo.

Apr 23, 2018 / Stuart Klawans

Stefanie ProjectLETS

Mental-Health Care on College Campuses Is Broken—This Group Aims to Change That Mental-Health Care on College Campuses Is Broken—This Group Aims to Change That

With chapters in eight universities across the country, Project LETS makes mental-health care more accessible for students in need.

Apr 23, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

James Comey’s Self-Regard

James Comey’s Self-Regard James Comey’s Self-Regard

The former FBI director wants you to know that he was right about Trump—and the Clinton emails.

Apr 23, 2018 / Jon Wiener

John Bolton at a cabinet meeting with Donald Trump

Trump Is Discarding Laws and Assembling a War Cabinet. What Could Go Wrong? Trump Is Discarding Laws and Assembling a War Cabinet. What Could Go Wrong?

Congress needs to immediately check an out-of-control president.

Apr 23, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

80 Days That Changed America

80 Days That Changed America 80 Days That Changed America

Fifty years later, Bobby Kennedy’s passionate, inspiring, and tragic presidential campaign still fascinates. Two new projects explain why.

Apr 23, 2018 / Joan Walsh

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