October 16, 2017, Issue

Cover art by: Eric Drooker

Feature

How Citizen Action Saved the New York Public Library

Grassroots activists thwarted a costly and destructive renovation scheme—but the NYPL still lacks effective governance.
Scott Sherman
North Carolina’s Gerrymandering Puts Democracy on the Line

How the GOP uses redistricting to maintain power in a purple state.
Barry Yeoman
How Many Palm Beach Mansions Does a Wall Street Tycoon Need?

As many as destroying America’s hometown newspapers can buy him.
Julie Reynolds

Editorial

Why Should Your Credit History Cost You a Job?

In most states, an employer can require a credit report as part of your job application. Elizabeth Warren wants to stop that.
Michelle Chen
Puerto Rico Needs Massive Emergency Aid Now—and an End to Austerity

The island has become a target not only for rapacious vulture funds but also for exponents of Katrina-style “disaster capitalism.”
Ed Morales
When Growing Old Means Living in Your Car, Working in an Amazon Warehouse

An interview with Nomadland author Jessica Bruder on America’s new, precarious old age.
Astra Taylor
For the NFL, It Was ‘Choose-Your-Side Sunday’

Donald Trump thought targeting NFL players with his racialized venom would be smart politics. He was wrong.
Dave Zirin
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Books & the Arts

The Rage of White Folk

How the silent majority became a loud and angry minority.
Steven Hahn
The Ghost on the Handle

Kathy Fagan
Post-Elect

Iliana Rocha
Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face

The two artists have more in common than it might seem.
Barry Schwabsky
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