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Letters From the June 17-24, 2019, Issue Letters From the June 17-24, 2019, Issue

A Nation of Elites? Katha Pollitt’s trenchant first-person account of the 1969 student strike at Harvard University [“Harvard’s Strike at 50,” May 20/27] raises a question about Th…

Jun 4, 2019

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Take Action Now: Stop the Tide of Gun Violence Take Action Now: Stop the Tide of Gun Violence

Get involved with the grassroots movement for gun control, plus show your support for holding Big Tech accountable.

Jun 4, 2019 / NationAction

Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop

Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop

In a Colorado supermax facility, hunger-striking inmates have been force-fed and barred from sharing their ordeal with the outside world. A prisoner breaks his silence for the firs...

Jun 4, 2019 / Feature / Aviva Stahl

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Robert Mueller, American Sphinx Robert Mueller, American Sphinx

Insufficient evidence is not evidence of insufficiency...or something.

Jun 4, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Navigating Freedom With Cass Sunstein

Navigating Freedom With Cass Sunstein Navigating Freedom With Cass Sunstein

When nudges won’t set you free.

Jun 3, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn

Crocodile Tears

Crocodile Tears Crocodile Tears

Government inaction continues as gun deaths mount.

Jun 3, 2019 / OppArt / Martin Rowson

Worker surveillance at Amazon

The Inequalities of Workplace Surveillance The Inequalities of Workplace Surveillance

When bosses watch over our every move, the data they collect ends up making us even more unequal.

Jun 3, 2019 / Joelle Gamble

Pro-life men

A Man’s Guide to Abortion A Man’s Guide to Abortion

You don’t have to be a woman to stand up for reproductive rights.

Jun 3, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Toronto Raptors fans

The Toronto Raptors Is a Team Worth Cheering For The Toronto Raptors Is a Team Worth Cheering For

If you have no rooting interest in these NBA Finals, consider Toronto.

May 31, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Julian Assange

Trump’s Charges Against Julian Assange Would Effectively Criminalize Investigative Journalism Trump’s Charges Against Julian Assange Would Effectively Criminalize Investigative Journalism

Ever since the Pentagon Papers case, an Espionage Act loophole has been waiting for a president thuggish enough to make use of it.

May 31, 2019 / Bruce Shapiro

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