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Torchsong Elegy

Torchsong Elegy Torchsong Elegy

Fashions in fascism flame out.

Nov 10, 2017 / OppArt / Tim O’Brien

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Meet the Courageous Woman Standing Up to All Sides in Yemen’s Conflict Meet the Courageous Woman Standing Up to All Sides in Yemen’s Conflict

Radhya Almutawakel has faced detention, harassment, and even death threats for her efforts to document atrocities.

Nov 10, 2017 / Sarah Aziza

Colin Kaepernick Is Not Your Father’s Willie Horton

Colin Kaepernick Is Not Your Father’s Willie Horton Colin Kaepernick Is Not Your Father’s Willie Horton

Using racism to scapegoat NFL players was a craven and election-losing move for Ed Gillespie.

Nov 9, 2017 / Dave Zirin

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Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump

He may hate CNN, but there’s good reasons for a sell-off.

Nov 9, 2017 / David Dayen

Jerome Powell

How Trump Stiffed the Bankers With His Federal Reserve Appointment How Trump Stiffed the Bankers With His Federal Reserve Appointment

By naming Jay Powell as Fed chair, the president got “Yellen without Yellen”: a moderate Keynesian who supported her monetary stimulus.

Nov 9, 2017 / William Greider

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Trump Administration Wants to Sell a Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to Big Oil The Trump Administration Wants to Sell a Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to Big Oil

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says Alaska is “open for business.”

Nov 9, 2017 / Subhankar Banerjee

Seafood factory migrant workers

How Temporary Work Visas Hurt Migrant Women How Temporary Work Visas Hurt Migrant Women

By linking the ability to be in this country with obedience to an employer, temporary visas put women migrants in a bind.

Nov 9, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Hear Me Roar!

Hear Me Roar! Hear Me Roar!

The administration continues its attack on women.

Nov 9, 2017 / OppArt / Elana Goren

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Katrina vanden Heuvel: Russia, Trump, and the Democrats Katrina vanden Heuvel: Russia, Trump, and the Democrats

Plus George Zornick on the tax bill and Danny Meyer on the trouble with tipping.

Nov 9, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Wall of Sorrow Moscow

The Unheralded Putin—Russia’s Official Anti-Stalinist No. 1 The Unheralded Putin—Russia’s Official Anti-Stalinist No. 1

A memorial monument to Stalin’s millions of victims—the subject of intense political struggle for more than 50 years—was commemorated in Moscow by Vladimir Putin, whose support at ...

Nov 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

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