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Feature
This Grassroots Group Aims to Turn the Blue Ridge Mountains Blue
Down Home North Carolina is organizing the old-fashioned way—one citizen at a time.
Sasha Abramsky
Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney
Trump’s pick to protect consumers is throwing students and members of the military under the bus.
George Zornick
The Rise of the Inequality Industry
Since 2008, wonks, politicians, poets, and bankers have all started talking about inequality. But are they interested in making us more equal?
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Editorial
Death by a Thousand Charges: A Q&A With Devin Fergus
The author of
Land of the Fee
discusses wealth extraction through charges, fines, and interest.
Susie Cagle
Comix Nation
Matt Bors
The Supreme Court Is an Antidemocratic Hot Mess—and We Should Change That
If the Senate won’t do its constitutional duty, that duty should be taken away from it.
Richard Kim
On Colin Kaepernick’s Nike Ad: Will the Revolution Be Branded?
Colin Kaepernick is now the face of Nike, which raises questions we should not be afraid to ask.
Dave Zirin
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Column
Susan Collins’s Reputation as a Moderate Is On the Line
She says she’s pro-choice, so how can she justify voting for Brett Kavanaugh?
Katha Pollitt
The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’
The most significant threats to free speech come from conservatives.
Eric Alterman
White House Revelations
Calvin Trillin
Books & the Arts
Barbara Ehrenreich Takes On the Wellness Industry
In her new book, Ehrenreich argues that accepting death means being able to live more fully.
Megan Erickson
How and Why the First Amendment Became a Weapon for the Right
Over the past decade, the Supreme Court has recast free speech and the Constitution’s core principles in order to entrench the power of employers and the wealthy.
Jedediah Britton-Purdy
Mitski’s Scream
Her new album captures a generation’s complaints and forthright sense of confidence.
Samantha Schuyler
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Letters From the October 8-15, 2018, Issue
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Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
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