April 8, 2019, Issue
Cover art by: Jaz Malone
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Feature
Making Nuclear Weapons Menacing Again
The Pentagon plan to overhaul the US nuclear arsenal is as costly as it is dangerous.
Michael T. Klare
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How a Series of Jail Rebellions Rocked New York—and Woke a City
It has been nearly 50 years since New York’s jails erupted in protest, but the lessons of that era feel more relevant than ever.
Heather Ann Thompson
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Meet Mississippi’s Fiercest Advocate for Reproductive Justice
Laurie Bertram Roberts set out to help women get abortions in the country’s most restrictive state. So why is her house filled with diapers?
Rebecca Grant
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Editorial
Should I Out This Rapist?
Another reader asks if wearing a sparkly ring makes her look “tone deaf” in a world where people are struggling.
Liza Featherstone
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White Supremacy in Australia Set the Stage for the Christchurch Massacre
The mainstreaming of hate has become routine, in both the media and politics.
Antony Loewenstein
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Trump’s Budget Is a Bitter Betrayal
The only question is how long the president can get away with this con.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Column
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The Admissions Scandal Is About Parental Narcissism—and the Schools’ Complicity
This is what college looks like for entitled parents who don’t care about education, and whose children don’t care either.
Katha Pollitt
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Books & the Arts
Europe’s Twin Specters of Fear
Paul Hanebrink’s new book tracks the entwined history of European anti-Semitism and anticommunism.
James Chappel
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The Past and Future of the American Strike
A new book tells the history of America through its workplace struggles.
Rich Yeselson
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Folk Music That Bends Time and Space
The songs on Jessica Pratt’s new album Quiet Signs seem to exist in a tranquil place just outside reality.
Olivia Horn
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Letters
Letters From the April 8, 2019, Issue
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