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April 2, 2018, Issue

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Editorial

Language Is a ‘War Zone’: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

The Kenyan author discusses colonialism and abandoning English to write in his native Kikuyu.

Rohit Inani

The New Cold War Is Here—and Now 3 Major Powers Are Involved

The world contains more potential flash points than ever before.

Michael T. Klare

Magnum Farce

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Ward Sutton

When the DCCC Calls, Hang Up the Phone

After the committee savaged candidate Laura Moser in Houston, it’s clear progressives are better off supporting other organizations.

D.D. Guttenplan

Column

Encountering Ghosts in Family Photos, Historical Dolls, and ‘Black Panther’

Mythmaking can connect the past to the present, and reveal a promised future.

Patricia J. Williams

Jared Kushner, White House Real-Estate Developer

Calvin Trillin

Let’s Get Real About Russiagate

Some on the left are still waving away the inconvenient facts that don’t fit with their politics.

Katha Pollitt

Letters

Letters From the April 2, 2018, Issue

No magazine is an island… Never mind Armageddon… Executive dysfunction… Behold the nothing that is…

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Feature

Walter Jones Jr. Is a Voice of Dissent in the GOP

Haunted by his vote to authorize the Iraq War, the Republican congressman is standing up against US military actions.

Barry Yeoman

Teaching Class Solidarity

A growing movement is finding creative ways to educate teens about economic justice.

Caroline Preston

A New Generation of Women Is Coming to Power

From New Zealand to Namibia, they’re building a more humane society.

John Nichols

Meet Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Iceland’s Left-Wing, Environmentalist, Feminist Prime Minister

She’s one of a number of young women leaders who offer a refreshing contrast to right-wing populism.

John Nichols

Books & the Arts

Zadie Smith’s Dream City

In a moment when ideological surety is the order of the day, Feel Free asks us to remember that another mode of thought is possible.

Ismail Muhammad

Waiting for Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment

The genre that Pinker’s latest book most closely resembles is not 18th-century philosophie but a TED Talk.

David A. Bell

‘Black Panther,’ Beyond Expectations

The big-budget pop movie surprises with themes and emotions that might escape the attention of action fans but are present all the same.

Stuart Klawans

Into the Latin American Songbook

No contemporary artist has reimagined Latin American folk songs as elegantly and tenderly as Natalia Lafourcade.

Julyssa Lopez

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Language Is a ‘War Zone’: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

The New Cold War Is Here—and Now 3 Major Powers Are Involved

Magnum Farce

When the DCCC Calls, Hang Up the Phone

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Encountering Ghosts in Family Photos, Historical Dolls, and ‘Black Panther’

Jared Kushner, White House Real-Estate Developer

Let’s Get Real About Russiagate

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Letters From the April 2, 2018, Issue

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Walter Jones Jr. Is a Voice of Dissent in the GOP

Teaching Class Solidarity

A New Generation of Women Is Coming to Power

Meet Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Iceland’s Left-Wing, Environmentalist, Feminist Prime Minister

Books & the Arts

Zadie Smith’s Dream City

Waiting for Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment

‘Black Panther,’ Beyond Expectations

Into the Latin American Songbook

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