The GOP Tax Bill Is Out—and Now We Know Why It Was Secret for So Long The GOP Tax Bill Is Out—and Now We Know Why It Was Secret for So Long
The wealthy and big corporations make out big-time.
Nov 2, 2017 / David Dayen
Democracy With a Cynically Populist Face Democracy With a Cynically Populist Face
Sebastian Kurz and the new Austrian politics.
Nov 2, 2017 / Paweł Marczewski
Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection
Hunter of Stories retells tales from our everyday lives with unparalleled compassion.
Nov 2, 2017 / Eduardo Galeano
Please Stop Calling Black Activism ‘Divisive’ Please Stop Calling Black Activism ‘Divisive’
The coverage of Russian hacking runs the risk of marginalizing black voices.
Nov 2, 2017 / Anoa Changa
A Minneapolis Socialist Thanks the Local Paper for Not Endorsing Her A Minneapolis Socialist Thanks the Local Paper for Not Endorsing Her
Ginger Jentzen, an anti-establishment candidate for City Council, makes a critique of local media part of her campaign.
Nov 2, 2017 / John Nichols
Trump’s Call to End the Diversity Visa Has Nothing to Do With National Security Trump’s Call to End the Diversity Visa Has Nothing to Do With National Security
The immigration lottery is a rare chance for those who are not already wealthy or well-connected to legally come to the United States.
Nov 2, 2017 / Julianne Hing
About Half of US States Set No Minimum Age for Marriage About Half of US States Set No Minimum Age for Marriage
If you thought child marriage didn’t exist in the United States, think again.
Nov 2, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue
The farm bill of the future…Toxic present, toxic past…Nuclear insanity…Backyard sustainability…
Nov 2, 2017 / Our Readers
A Guide to the Louisa County Free Negro & Slave Records, 1770–1865 A Guide to the Louisa County Free Negro & Slave Records, 1770–1865
The first box is for all the good white men. The ones who freed their slaves on Christmas. It’s always Christmas in the first box. The day Delpha shall go out. The day Viney shall…
Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kiki Petrosino
Oedipus Oedipus
To end this brother, you climbed the moon to a far country, and never came back. By that I mean when the police broke their way into a room, billowing with suspicion, your body wa…
Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / D.M. Aderibigbe