Letters From the May 14, 2018, Issue Letters From the May 14, 2018, Issue

A worthy tribute… Beyond the border of cruelty… What took so long?…

Apr 19, 2018 / Our Readers

How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump

To understand why evangelicals support the president, look to the first Protestant.

Apr 19, 2018 / Feature / Michael Massing

From Progress to Poverty: America’s Long Gilded Age From Progress to Poverty: America’s Long Gilded Age

The America that emerged out of the Civil War was meant to be a radically more equal place. What went wrong?

Apr 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

Harry Mathews’s Framed Stories Harry Mathews’s Framed Stories

Multiple meanings always simmer under the surface of his writing, but in The Solitary Twin, they’re more hidden.

Apr 16, 2018 / Alina Cohen

The Power of the Word The Power of the Word

Scientology’s unique manipulations of language seduced the novelist Sands Hall and kept her bound to the church.

Apr 12, 2018 / Michael Friedrich

Lose Newspapers and You Lose Your Democracy Lose Newspapers and You Lose Your Democracy

Apr 11, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Diehard Gun Nut Definitely Has the Answer to Gun Debate Diehard Gun Nut Definitely Has the Answer to Gun Debate

How could guns be responsible for gun violence?

Apr 10, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Laura Ingraham Picks On Parkland High School Student Laura Ingraham Picks On Parkland High School Student

Perhaps she’s now embraced the cause Of feminism fully— Confirming you don’t have to be A male to be a bully.

Apr 5, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

In Marx’s Republic In Marx’s Republic

Did Capital offer us visions of freedom as well as domination?

Apr 4, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Luban

Martin Luther King Jr.: 50 Years Later Martin Luther King Jr.: 50 Years Later

Activists today are taking up Dr. King’s mantle and reviving the Poor People’s Campaign.

Apr 3, 2018 / Feature / Michael K. Honey