The 5 Books You Need to Read to Understand Gentrification The 5 Books You Need to Read to Understand Gentrification
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Oct 22, 2015 / DW Gibson
What’s Wrong With Obama’s Decision to Keep Troops in Afghanistan What’s Wrong With Obama’s Decision to Keep Troops in Afghanistan
They’re protecting the tenuous grip on power of an increasingly unpopular government.
Oct 22, 2015 / The Editors
10 Questions for Margo Jefferson 10 Questions for Margo Jefferson
The author of Negroland explains her long journey from cheerleader to literary critic.
Oct 22, 2015 / Jon Wiener
Who Benefits From Biden’s Exit? Biden. Who Benefits From Biden’s Exit? Biden.
By becoming a factor in a presidential race he was not running, the vice president increased his stature and influence.
Oct 21, 2015 / John Nichols
How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism
Instead of looking to Europe, Sanders could evoke the rich heritage of American radicalism.
Oct 21, 2015 / Eric Foner
Paul Ryan Was Already Rejected for a Leadership Position—by the Voters Paul Ryan Was Already Rejected for a Leadership Position—by the Voters
Paul Ryan demands unwavering support for House speaker. But if this “young gun” is the GOP’s “only hope,” the party’s in even bigger trouble than it seems.
Oct 21, 2015 / John Nichols
What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters
They’re drawn to the movement for reasons that have little to do with belief in extremist Islam.
Oct 21, 2015 / Lydia Wilson
What I Learned on a Luxury Cruise Through the Global-Warming Apocalypse What I Learned on a Luxury Cruise Through the Global-Warming Apocalypse
To see the Arctic death spiral firsthand, and to see the Arctic before it melted, I took a 17-day “adventure cruise” and learned an inconvenient truth: We can’t make it stop.
Oct 21, 2015 / Feature / Roy Scranton
Trey Gowdy Is Very Angry You Think His Partisan Benghazi Committee Is Partisan Trey Gowdy Is Very Angry You Think His Partisan Benghazi Committee Is Partisan
The GOP prosecutor is having a pity party over the media finally telling the truth about his Benghazi farce. Can one big day with Clinton salvage his credibility?
Oct 21, 2015 / Joan Walsh
Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder? Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder?
How the “sulking superpower” is resisting peaceful outcomes from Syria to Ukraine.
Oct 21, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen