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Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick Has a Right to Hate Both Candidates Colin Kaepernick Has a Right to Hate Both Candidates

He’s been upsetting conservatives for weeks—and now he is upsetting liberals, too.

Sep 29, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff

Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff

Madoff only scammed his rich clients. Trump could scam us all.

Sep 29, 2016 / Nomi Prins

Porn Website

Can These Pornographers End ‘MILFs,’ ‘Teens,’ and ‘Thugs’? Can These Pornographers End ‘MILFs,’ ‘Teens,’ and ‘Thugs’?

Porn may never be the same.

Sep 29, 2016 / Natasha Lennard

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The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War

The viewer is left with the impression that the rising threat of a nuclear war is an entirely Russian problem.

Sep 29, 2016 / Adam Johnson

Wells Fargo

Transparency Transparency

Two million Wells Fargo customers had accounts opened in their names without their knowledge. —News reports A body cam shows what cops do. For that we all give thanks. But now we n…

Sep 29, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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Letters From the October 17, 2016, Issue Letters From the October 17, 2016, Issue

The cruelest prosecutor… 
Nothing ailed us!…
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Fashion/police…
 When journalism matters…
 Between our readers…

Sep 29, 2016 / Our Readers and Samantha Schuyler

Everything Is Interesting

Everything Is Interesting Everything Is Interesting

Nicholson Baker goes back to school.

Sep 29, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

What if the US Really Did Deport 11 Million People?

What if the US Really Did Deport 11 Million People? What if the US Really Did Deport 11 Million People?

A case study of New York’s Hudson Valley, where immigrants—with and without documents—have brought once-dead towns back to life.

Sep 29, 2016 / Feature / DW Gibson

Pope Francis addresses Congress

One Year Later, Pope Francis’s Message Endures One Year Later, Pope Francis’s Message Endures

The rise of Donald Trump is a direct threat to the pope’s message of compassion and openness.

Sep 28, 2016 / Richard Trumka

Ed Temple Statue

On the Passing of HBCU and Olympic Coaching Legend Ed Temple On the Passing of HBCU and Olympic Coaching Legend Ed Temple

He trained 40 black woman Olympians who won 23 Olympic medals, thirteen of them gold.

Sep 28, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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