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A Soundtrack for the American Subconscious

A Soundtrack for the American Subconscious A Soundtrack for the American Subconscious

Oneohtrix Point Never’s latest album is not unlike a radio broadcast from another reality.

Jan 13, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen

What Kind of Country Prioritizes Billionaires During a Pandemic?

What Kind of Country Prioritizes Billionaires During a Pandemic? What Kind of Country Prioritizes Billionaires During a Pandemic?

The US government’s lopsided response to Covid-19 has only worsened astronomical levels of inequality.

Jan 12, 2021 / Nomi Prins

Impeachment Part 2

Impeachment Part 2 Impeachment Part 2

The greatest threat to democracy? Trump.

Jan 12, 2021 / OppArt / Lalo Alcaraz

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The World’s Greatest Democracy The World’s Greatest Democracy

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Jan 12, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Life Preserver

Life Preserver Life Preserver

It’s not pointless to love, finally. Just like training snakes, it calls for a refined technique and losing our shame of performing in front of the world in loincloths. And nerves…

Jan 12, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Javier Velaza

Silver Lining

Silver Lining Silver Lining

The market is hitting record highs, even as the virus surges and millions go hungry. —The Washington Post Though others have suffered, the Wall Street guys got The bull-market prof…

Jan 12, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin

In the Epoch of Bronze

In the Epoch of Bronze In the Epoch of Bronze

We make the time pass. See, the devices laid out on the long tables, such ingenuity. This is the wave offering, this the heave offering. Waves of earth passing over you, into histo…

Jan 12, 2021 / Books & the Arts / G.C. Waldrep

The GOP’s Moral Gap

The GOP’s Moral Gap The GOP’s Moral Gap

Increase stimulus? No. Tax breaks for the wealthy? AOK.

Jan 11, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics

Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics

In her new book, Applebaum attempts to understand why some of her intellectual bedfellows moved to the far right.

Jan 11, 2021 / Books & the Arts / David Klion

Match

Match Match

Burning desire.

Jan 9, 2021 / OppArt / Tim O’Brien

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