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The Promise of a Universal Basic Income—and Its Limitations

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

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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

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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

Kurt Cobain at the Roxy

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

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How Low Can We Go? How Low Can We Go?

Scenes from a post-truth America.

Aug 7, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Snack al fresco on the remains of a barricade

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

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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

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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 ‘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

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“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

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