Labour’s Love’s Lost

The party must renew links to British civil society.

D.D. Guttenplan

Snapshot: Secretary of Selfies

Andrew Harnik

How Immigrants Have Changed the Democratic Party

Hilary Clinton’s evolution on immigration reform is a testament to the youthful movement that erupted during the Obama era.

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Snowden’s Vindication

An appeals court declares the NSA’s data grab illegal.

David Cole

News We Can’t Lose

As prospects for traditional media decline, alternatives are emerging.

Eric Alterman

The Tories Won the Vote, but They’re Losing Britain

The UK election’s surprising results don’t alter a longer trend: the decline of two-party dominance

Gary Younge

Joe Biden, Undiscussed

Calvin Trillin

The Trials of Hannah Arendt

Many have delighted in judging Hannah Arendt, maybe because they have feared her judgment.

Corey Robin

Dark Night’s Fly Catcher

Charles Simic

Sufferahs

Marlon James’s characters are caught in “the shitstem,” eternally waiting for something to change.

Aaron Thier

Graphs and Legends

Raymond Williams tried to save culture from a priestly elite. Can the same be said of the digital humanities?

Moira Weigel

Uninvited Guest

Charles Simic

Nimbler Than Nimbyism

D.W. Gibson gets beyond the banter about gentrification.

Abigail Savitch-Lew

Diminishing Returns

The writings of Tom McCarthy are a case study in the application of theory to fiction.

William Deresiewicz

Silent Film

Charles Simic

Night Owls

Charles Simic

Letters

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