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President Obama Wants Reporters to ‘Dig Deeper’

President Obama Wants Reporters to ‘Dig Deeper’ President Obama Wants Reporters to ‘Dig Deeper’

Snippy reactions to his sharp critique of the mainstream media only amplified his point.

Apr 7, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

Asking for a Friend: I’m Putting My Kids Through College With an Evil Job—Should I Quit?

Asking for a Friend: I’m Putting My Kids Through College With an Evil Job—Should I Quit? Asking for a Friend: I’m Putting My Kids Through College With an Evil Job—Should I Quit?

And another questioner just can’t quit Amazon.

Apr 7, 2016 / Liza Featherstone

If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d’ve Baked a Cake

If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d’ve Baked a Cake If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d’ve Baked a Cake

(North Carolina Wedding-Cake Bakers’ Version)
 If I know that you’re gay, I will not bake a cake, Bake a cake, bake a cake. ’Cause I’m staying true to Jesus—that I won’t forsake. S…

Apr 7, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Bernie Sanders

Seeking an Upset, Sanders Campaign Searches for Votes in Pennsylvania’s Lost Communities Seeking an Upset, Sanders Campaign Searches for Votes in Pennsylvania’s Lost Communities

Much of the state has been battered by the trade deals Sanders vigorously opposes.

Apr 7, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Edwards and Raskin

Donna Edwards for Senate and Jamie Raskin for Congress Donna Edwards for Senate and Jamie Raskin for Congress

Both of these Maryland primary contenders have long records of progressive activism.

Apr 7, 2016 / The Editors

Hopes of Coexistence in Syria

Hopes of Coexistence in Syria Hopes of Coexistence in Syria

Does Samar Yazbek’s diary of the Syrian civil war merely represent the dreams of an exile?

Apr 7, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Frederick Deknatel

My Erasures

My Erasures My Erasures

My erasures were featured. * I collected debris to sell as crash art, crush porn. * “Say goodbye to Lonesome George,” the last Galapagos tortoise. * I was a pushover for the laws o…

Apr 7, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Rae Armantrout

Reconstruction

Reconstruction Reconstruction

We don’t know which came first, the chicken— naturally unsalted (enough to make a grown man cry, remembering sweet nothings) — or the hapless egg, who sat on a wall that may or may…

Apr 7, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Amanda Jernigan

Comix Nation: Presidential Candidates We Can All Get Behind

Comix Nation: Presidential Candidates We Can All Get Behind Comix Nation: Presidential Candidates We Can All Get Behind

There are some small downsides.

Apr 7, 2016 / Jen Sorensen

Letters Icon

Letters From the April 25-May 2, 2016, Issue Letters From the April 25-May 2, 2016, Issue

Newsroom blues… When tests fail girls… Playing the long game…

Apr 7, 2016 / Our Readers

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