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November 16, 2015 Issue

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Editorial

The Benghazi Hearing Was a Waste of Time. These Congressional Hearings Wouldn’t Be.

From drone strikes to Exxon’s climate coverup—Congress has no shortage of worthy subjects to investigate.

The Editors

How Companies Make Women Less Ambitious Over Time

First you lean in, then you give up.

Bryce Covert

The One Thing This Immigration Reporter Never Wants to Hear Again

Meet Julianne Hing.

The Editors

How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism

Instead of looking to Europe, Sanders could evoke the rich heritage of American radicalism.

Eric Foner

Column

Meet Paul Ryan, Media Darling. He’s Sensible, Serious, and Totally Made-Up.

Fawning portrayals of the new House speaker insist he’s the Republicans’ savior. He’s not.

Eric Alterman

The Trouble With Jeremy Corbyn’s Mainstream Revolution

His supporters are, as yet, anything but socialist zealots—and that’s gonna be a problem.

Gary Younge

Sure Thing

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Letters From the November 16, 2015, Issue

For the love of Bernie… when loco parentis is loco… in defense of the pope… fetal distraction…

Our Readers

Feature

Long-Acting Contraception Makes Teen Pregnancy Rates Plummet. So Why Are Some Women Still Skeptical?

The history of birth control in America is littered with instances of coercion. Reproductive-justice advocates don’t want to see that happen again.

Dani McClain

Think We Can’t Stabilize the Climate While Fostering Growth? Think Again.

Long-term investments in clean energy would curb emissions and create millions of jobs around the globe.

Robert Pollin

Books & the Arts

Abandoned newspaper vending machines, Covina, California, 2011.

Is Complicity Now the Entry Fee for Critique?

A new app brings clarity to an old situation: the collaboration between journalism and capitalism.

Joshua Clover

Mandate boundary lines in the Pacific islands, 1921.

Imperialism With an Internationalist Face

In her masterful new study of the League of Nations, Susan Pedersen shows how the organization helped prolong the era of colonialism.

Martti Koskenniemi

Ester Dean (left) and B.o.B. perform at CinemaCon, March 27, 2014.

It’s an Old Trope, but How Well Does the Factory Model Explain Pop Music?

A new book about the music industry misses the fact that we’ve already entered the post-industrial age.

David Hajdu

Modernist Poetry in a Crowdsourcing Age

Jorie Graham resists classic pleasures like closure, a concept anathema to the poet and her country.

Ange Mlinko

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November 16, 2015 Issue

Editorial

The Benghazi Hearing Was a Waste of Time. These Congressional Hearings Wouldn’t Be.

How Companies Make Women Less Ambitious Over Time

The One Thing This Immigration Reporter Never Wants to Hear Again

How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism

Column

Meet Paul Ryan, Media Darling. He’s Sensible, Serious, and Totally Made-Up.

The Trouble With Jeremy Corbyn’s Mainstream Revolution

Sure Thing

Letters

Letters From the November 16, 2015, Issue

Feature

Long-Acting Contraception Makes Teen Pregnancy Rates Plummet. So Why Are Some Women Still Skeptical?

Think We Can’t Stabilize the Climate While Fostering Growth? Think Again.

Books & the Arts

Is Complicity Now the Entry Fee for Critique?

Imperialism With an Internationalist Face

It’s an Old Trope, but How Well Does the Factory Model Explain Pop Music?

Modernist Poetry in a Crowdsourcing Age

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