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It’s Time for Newspapers to Abandon Unsigned Editorials It’s Time for Newspapers to Abandon Unsigned Editorials

Let those making the arguments take personal responsibility for their positions.

Sep 30, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

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A Growing Grassroots Movement in Mexico Is Resisting the US-Backed Drug War A Growing Grassroots Movement in Mexico Is Resisting the US-Backed Drug War

Citizens are protesting disappearances, searching mass graves, and demanding an end to impunity.

Sep 29, 2016 / Dawn Paley

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick Has a Right to Hate Both Candidates Colin Kaepernick Has a Right to Hate Both Candidates

He’s been upsetting conservatives for weeks—and now he is upsetting liberals, too.

Sep 29, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff

Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff

Madoff only scammed his rich clients. Trump could scam us all.

Sep 29, 2016 / Nomi Prins

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Can These Pornographers End ‘MILFs,’ ‘Teens,’ and ‘Thugs’? Can These Pornographers End ‘MILFs,’ ‘Teens,’ and ‘Thugs’?

Porn may never be the same.

Sep 29, 2016 / Natasha Lennard

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The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War

The viewer is left with the impression that the rising threat of a nuclear war is an entirely Russian problem.

Sep 29, 2016 / Adam Johnson

Wells Fargo

Transparency Transparency

Two million Wells Fargo customers had accounts opened in their names without their knowledge. —News reports A body cam shows what cops do. For that we all give thanks. But now we n…

Sep 29, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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Letters From the October 17, 2016, Issue Letters From the October 17, 2016, Issue

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Sep 29, 2016 / Our Readers and Samantha Schuyler

Everything Is Interesting

Everything Is Interesting Everything Is Interesting

Nicholson Baker goes back to school.

Sep 29, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

What if the US Really Did Deport 11 Million People?

What if the US Really Did Deport 11 Million People? What if the US Really Did Deport 11 Million People?

A case study of New York’s Hudson Valley, where immigrants—with and without documents—have brought once-dead towns back to life.

Sep 29, 2016 / Feature / DW Gibson

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