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Tell It to the Judge, Big Oil

Tell It to the Judge, Big Oil Tell It to the Judge, Big Oil

Polluters admit climate-change basics in an unprecedented court hearing but still duck responsibility.

Mar 22, 2018 / Jason Mark

Don’t Delete Facebook, Regulate It

Don’t Delete Facebook, Regulate It Don’t Delete Facebook, Regulate It

It should be treated like any other vital utility.

Mar 22, 2018 / Bruce Shapiro

Immigrant Children in Arizona

For Immigrant Women, Crossing the Border Doesn’t End Their Struggle For Immigrant Women, Crossing the Border Doesn’t End Their Struggle

Women fleeing trauma in their home countries are being harassed and detained in this one.

Mar 22, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Robert Mueller sworn in

Trump Attacks the Russia Investigation in Twitter Storm Trump Attacks the Russia Investigation in Twitter Storm

Trump’s showing willingness to litter The Internet with trash on Twitter About the probe. Does this show fear That Robert Mueller’s drawing near? This sort of ranting may provide M…

Mar 22, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Sunset Pool

Sunset Pool Sunset Pool

Things are where we wanted them to be. These cutouts—blue—on the city, spread Like holes in the folds of a map: I walk Into them, little frames of a sequence In which I am a person…

Mar 22, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Amadon

Trump Opioid Speech

Why Trump’s Call to Execute Drug Dealers Matters Why Trump’s Call to Execute Drug Dealers Matters

Prosecutors across the country are already applying Trump’s “tough" approach through the use of drug-induced-homicide laws.

Mar 22, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter

Puzzle No. 3161

Puzzle No. 3161 Puzzle No. 3161

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Bowing abjectly, Republican breaks in support of the government (9)  6 Almost make a connection involving love? Tha…

Mar 22, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Congress Keeps the Gun Industry Happy

Congress Keeps the Gun Industry Happy Congress Keeps the Gun Industry Happy

Lawmakers continue their inaction on gun laws. On March 24, Americans around the country march for change.

Mar 22, 2018 / OppArt / Eric Hanson

The World of ‘Crime and Punishment’

The World of ‘Crime and Punishment’ The World of ‘Crime and Punishment’

A new translation captures the painful backdrop of Dostoyevsky’s classic: the poverty, crime, and violence that shaped much of everyday life in 19th-century St. Petersburg.

Mar 22, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson

Donald Trump and Jerry Falwell

Why Evangelicals—Still!—Support Trump Why Evangelicals—Still!—Support Trump

If you leave out the part about him being a corrupt, immoral con man and bully, there’s lots for them to like.

Mar 22, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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