Books and Ideas

Obama’s Secret Mission

Obama’s Secret Mission Obama’s Secret Mission

ignore this…

Mar 9, 2017 / Matt Bors

The Mind of a Feminist

The Mind of a Feminist The Mind of a Feminist

A new book by Siri Hustvedt offers challenging ways to understand how misogyny became so deeply embedded in our culture.

Mar 8, 2017 / Alina Cohen

At Labor’s Crossroads

At Labor’s Crossroads At Labor’s Crossroads

Three new books about the SEIU reveal the challenges of organizing in 21st-century America.

Mar 8, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Rich Yeselson

Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win

Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win

From Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII to today’s Afghanistan, America has developed a dangerous obsession with “winning.”

Mar 7, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Donald Trump, the Unbelievable Baby Man! Donald Trump, the Unbelievable Baby Man!

His new superpower: reading the teleprompter.

Mar 7, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Syd from The Internet

Syd’s Quiet Storm Syd’s Quiet Storm

No longer in the background of Odd Future, the Los Angeles singer is finding her voice.

Mar 2, 2017 / Marcus J. Moore

After a Century of American Citizenship, Puerto Ricans Have Little to Show for It

After a Century of American Citizenship, Puerto Ricans Have Little to Show for It After a Century of American Citizenship, Puerto Ricans Have Little to Show for It

Puerto Rico has never been more than a profit center for the US. Now an unelected board governs the island as a de facto collection agency for hedge funds and Wall Street speculato...

Mar 2, 2017 / Nelson Denis

Round Up the Usual Suspects, It’s Time for a Show Hearing

Round Up the Usual Suspects, It’s Time for a Show Hearing Round Up the Usual Suspects, It’s Time for a Show Hearing

By excluding dissenting voices on US policy toward Russia, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has been reduced to a vehicle for prejudice reinforcement.

Mar 2, 2017 / James Carden

Is There a Business Model for Serious Journalism in the Age of Trump?

Is There a Business Model for Serious Journalism in the Age of Trump? Is There a Business Model for Serious Journalism in the Age of Trump?

The press has arguably never been more vulnerable. But there are some surprising—and practical—glimmers of hope.

Mar 2, 2017 / Feature / Kyle Pope

Donald Trump

The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Trump’s Appeal to Common Sense Is His Dismissal of It The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Trump’s Appeal to Common Sense Is His Dismissal of It

The president’s taste for fact-free fantasy is based not in traditional American populism but in authoritarianism.

Mar 1, 2017 / Sophia Rosenfeld

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