The Promise of a Universal Basic Income—and Its Limitations The Promise of a Universal Basic Income—and Its Limitations
Guaranteed income would help address issues of basic subsistence, but it's not the panacea its advocates claim it to be.
Aug 15, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bryce Covert
If Collusion Is in the Eye of the Beholder… If Collusion Is in the Eye of the Beholder…
…then the person observing gets to decide what collusion is, right?
Aug 14, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
The Dreams of India’s Restless Generation The Dreams of India’s Restless Generation
Snigdha Poonam’s Dreamers examines the ambitions of India’s youth.
Aug 13, 2018 / Kanishk Tharoor
The Kurt Cobain Donald Trump Hoax The Kurt Cobain Donald Trump Hoax
The Nirvana front man did not predict Donald Trump—in fact, he would have hated the man.
Aug 7, 2018 / Danny Goldberg
The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France
We remember the students, the generational conflict, the cultural explosion—but we forget that it was, at heart, a working-class rebellion.
Aug 3, 2018 / Cole Stangler
What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed
Nathaniel Rich’s article illustrates American failures, not global ones.
Aug 2, 2018 / Kate Aronoff
Letters From the August 27-September 3, 2018, Issue Letters From the August 27-September 3, 2018, Issue
In-justice… America’s war habit… Editors’ note… Nicaragua: where the truth lies (web only)…
Aug 2, 2018 / Our Readers and John Perry
‘Random Murder, Rape, and Pillage’: A US Soldier Describes 1968 in Vietnam ‘Random Murder, Rape, and Pillage’: A US Soldier Describes 1968 in Vietnam
Whatever you do, don’t eat the apricots out of a C-ration can.
Aug 2, 2018 / Q&A / Nick Turse
Job Description Job Description
“Bill Shine, who was forced out of Fox after being accused of aiding and abetting the sexual predator Roger Ailes, is named White House communications director.” —News reports He…
Aug 2, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin