Letters From the January 15-22, 2018, Issue Letters From the January 15-22, 2018, Issue
The long con…
Dec 28, 2017 / Our Readers and Richard Kreitner
Detour Detour
The Trump administration has prohibited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using seven words or phrases, such as “fetus” and “science-based,” in agency budget docu…
Dec 28, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Puzzle No. 3452 Puzzle No. 3452
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Ultimately, saddest tear to go viral (5) 4 Those who aren’t expert mostly gather to admit true failing (8) 9 “Loo…
Dec 28, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Mary McCarthy’s Unsparing Honesty Mary McCarthy’s Unsparing Honesty
For McCarthy, accuracy was more than just a literary aesthetic; it was a moral and political position.
Dec 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Maggie Doherty
Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation Story Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation Story
The total number of deportations is down under Trump, but don’t confuse that with leniency.
Dec 28, 2017 / Julianne Hing
The Misogynist Within The Misogynist Within
Sexual harassment expresses power dynamics from which all men benefit.
Dec 28, 2017 / Column / Kai Wright
From Bill O’Reilly to Al Franken: Katha Pollitt on #MeToo in 2017 From Bill O’Reilly to Al Franken: Katha Pollitt on #MeToo in 2017
Plus, John Nichols on The Resistance in 2017 and Howell Raines on Alabama’s amazing year.
Dec 28, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Marc Raskin: Mentor to the World Marc Raskin: Mentor to the World
Always, Marc kept pushing for the “why” beneath the “what.” He taught me that good politics was rooted in serious philosophy.
Dec 27, 2017 / Rabbi Arthur Waskow
Marcus Raskin’s Resurgent and Expansive Citizenship Marcus Raskin’s Resurgent and Expansive Citizenship
The former Kennedy aide, whose radical democratic faith defined progressive activism and ideas across six decades, has died at 83.
Dec 27, 2017 / John Nichols