November 20-27, 2017, Issue
Cover art by: Nurul Hana Anwar
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Feature
America’s Dental Gap Has Left People Relying on Pliers, Chisels, and Whiskey
A free clinic fights decay in Tennessee.
Zoë Carpenter
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The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age
To fix our broken system, we need a new constitutional convention.
Richard Kreitner
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What Killed the Democratic Party?
A new report offers a bracing autopsy of the 2016 election—and lays out a plan for revitalization.
William Greider
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Editorial
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Donald Trump’s Best Day Was a Year Ago—Sad!
But progressives need to be more than just anti-Trump.
John Nichols
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In 2017, It’s Still a Crime to Be Poor
But across the country, a new movement is pushing back against the criminalization of poverty.
Peter Edelman
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Trump Is Creating a Grifter Economy
The White House’s economic plans help the scheming and powerful swindle ordinary Americans.
Mike Konczal
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Column
Women in the Service Sector Are at the Forefront of Resisting Sexual Harassment
Strength in numbers is more powerful than naming and shaming.
Kai Wright
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Are Sexual Predators in the Workplace Finally Facing Justice?
It’s hard to believe that a country that elected Donald Trump will take a no-tolerance attitude with the mini-Trumps all around us.
Katha Pollitt
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Books & the Arts
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The Miseducation of Eva Moskowitz
What does it mean for parents and their children to be “consumers” of education?
Megan Erickson
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Documentaries, Satires, and Epics: The New York Film Festival
What makes a film festival count for more than a tally of masterpieces?
Stuart Klawans
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Letters
Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue
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