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Letters From the July 18-25, 2016, Issue Letters From the July 18-25, 2016, Issue

London calling… Sign of the times?… Connecting the dots… Left to her own devices?… Live long and… prosper?… GOP Humpty Dumpty…

Jun 30, 2016 / Our Readers

Letter From the Palestine Festival of Literature

Letter From the Palestine Festival of Literature Letter From the Palestine Festival of Literature

I had gone to Palestine expecting to see occupation and degradation, but I had not expected to witness my own privilege so starkly.

Jun 28, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

12 Months of Trump 12 Months of Trump

Up next: more totally normal behavior

Jun 28, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

The Depressing Truth About How Sexism Changes Us

The Depressing Truth About How Sexism Changes Us The Depressing Truth About How Sexism Changes Us

In Sex Object, Jessica Valenti asks “Who would I be if I didn’t live in a world that hated women?”

Jun 24, 2016 / Lauren Duca

This Study of American Fascism, Published in 1990, Is Appallingly Relevant Today

This Study of American Fascism, Published in 1990, Is Appallingly Relevant Today This Study of American Fascism, Published in 1990, Is Appallingly Relevant Today

Donald Trump and neo-Nazis exist along a racist continuum on which it is difficult to draw any lines.

Jun 23, 2016 / Elinor Langer

Burger_Nixon

A Supreme Legacy A Supreme Legacy

The conservative legacy of the Burger Court lives on in the precedents it set.

Jun 23, 2016 / Thomas Healy

Trump during primaries

How Not to Study Donald Trump How Not to Study Donald Trump

The “Trump Studies” syllabus was intended to mock his bigotry; instead, it served as a perfect example of white racism in academia.

Jun 22, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Paul McCartney Performing

Now He’s Amazed Now He’s Amazed

A stalwart critic of Paul McCartney becomes a fan.

Jun 22, 2016 / David Hajdu

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Talking Guns With a Glib Sociopath Talking Guns With a Glib Sociopath

Stop ignorantly scapegoating innocent guns.

Jun 21, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

LeBron James

LeBron James Wins His Own Rumble in the Jungle LeBron James Wins His Own Rumble in the Jungle

Muhammad Ali staked his claim to the title of the Greatest when he beat George Foreman at the Rumble in the Jungle. LeBron James just gave us the sequel.

Jun 20, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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