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
Memories of a Conversation Between Donald Trump and a Gold Star Widow Memories of a Conversation Between Donald Trump and a Gold Star Widow
Donald Trump says he has “one of the greatest memories of all time.” —News reports In testimony regarding the suit against Trump University, Donald Trump says “I don’t remember” 35…
Nov 2, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Puzzle No. 3448 Puzzle No. 3448
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Flawless piano (upright) rings loudly (7) 5 Claimed organization makes a kind of point (7) 9 Pushed the original…
Nov 2, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
‘Flushed’ ‘Flushed’
The administration continues its attempt to destroy the Affordable Care Act, refusing to pay subsidies to insurance companies and cutting funding for outreach for enrollment.
Nov 2, 2017 / OppArt / India Tresselt
The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age
To fix our broken system, we need a new constitutional convention.
Nov 2, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner
Are Sexual Predators in the Workplace Finally Facing Justice? Are Sexual Predators in the Workplace Finally Facing Justice?
It’s hard to believe that a country that elected Donald Trump will take a no-tolerance attitude with the mini-Trumps all around us.
Nov 2, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Trump Is Creating a Grifter Economy Trump Is Creating a Grifter Economy
The White House’s economic plans help the scheming and powerful swindle ordinary Americans.
Nov 2, 2017 / Mike Konczal
The Other Foucault The Other Foucault
What led the French theorist of madness and sexuality to politics?
Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins