Will Trump’s Poisonous Politics Leave Lasting Damage? Will Trump’s Poisonous Politics Leave Lasting Damage?
The danger in this election is not just that Trump could win. It’s that—win or lose—he could poison our politics for a generation.
Aug 30, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Summer Blockbuster From the Trump World A Summer Blockbuster From the Trump World
Loud, lurid, incoherent, Suicide Squad seems to emanate straight from the Republican’s campaign for president.
Aug 26, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The First E-mail Scandal, Long Before Hillary Clinton: Iran/Contra The First E-mail Scandal, Long Before Hillary Clinton: Iran/Contra
She’s not the first powerbroker to get into trouble for mishandling e-mails. Reagan aides Oliver North and John Poindexter were convicted of destroying public records.
Aug 25, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Is Julian Assange Exposing Innocent People to Persecution With Reckless Leaks? Is Julian Assange Exposing Innocent People to Persecution With Reckless Leaks?
That’s the accusation from dissidents in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and elsewhere.
Aug 23, 2016 / Mark Hertsgaard
Thomas Struth’s Post-Internet Art Thomas Struth’s Post-Internet Art
His pictures generate a perceptual confusion that might best represent where we stand with technology today.
Aug 23, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Phony Populism of Donald Trump The Phony Populism of Donald Trump
Defeating Trump means unapologetically embracing the progressive populism needed to move the country forward.
Aug 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Will the Public Internet Survive? Will the Public Internet Survive?
For Scott Malcomson, the Web is slowly being redefined according to the old political maps of nation-states.
Aug 11, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Tekendra Parmar
The Circus and This Year’s Presidential Election Have More in Common Than You Think The Circus and This Year’s Presidential Election Have More in Common Than You Think
Elephants, a ringleader who’s a walking Ponzi scheme, and insults flying left and right—welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth.
Aug 9, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Trump Wants to Stop the New Cold War, but Most of the American Media Just Doesn’t Understand Trump Wants to Stop the New Cold War, but Most of the American Media Just Doesn’t Understand
We should listen to what Trump says about Russia policy instead of Putin-baiting him.
Aug 2, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
There’s a Problem With ‘Crowd Labor’ There’s a Problem With ‘Crowd Labor’
Online outsourcing comes with costs.
Jul 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen