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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
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Teaching Class Solidarity
A growing movement is finding creative ways to educate teens about economic justice.
Caroline Preston
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A New Generation of Women Is Coming to Power
From New Zealand to Namibia, they’re building a more humane society.
John Nichols
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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‘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
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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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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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