Letters From the October 8-15, 2018, Issue Letters From the October 8-15, 2018, Issue
The media vs. Trump…
Sep 13, 2018 / Our Readers and Michael Massing
Barbara Ehrenreich Takes On the Wellness Industry Barbara Ehrenreich Takes On the Wellness Industry
In her new book, Ehrenreich argues that accepting death means being able to live more fully.
Sep 13, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Megan Erickson
Susan Collins’s Reputation as a Moderate Is On the Line Susan Collins’s Reputation as a Moderate Is On the Line
She says she’s pro-choice, so how can she justify voting for Brett Kavanaugh?
Sep 12, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’ The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’
The most significant threats to free speech come from conservatives.
Sep 12, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
How and Why the First Amendment Became a Weapon for the Right How and Why the First Amendment Became a Weapon for the Right
Over the past decade, the Supreme Court has recast free speech and the Constitution’s core principles in order to entrench the power of employers and the wealthy.
Sep 12, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy
Don’t Let the Trump Administration Indefinitely Detain Immigrant Children Don’t Let the Trump Administration Indefinitely Detain Immigrant Children
You can also join a campaign to defund detention centers and sign up to phone bank to stop Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Sep 11, 2018 / NationAction
Young Jean Lee’s Domestic Surrealism Young Jean Lee’s Domestic Surrealism
In her newest play, Lee offers us a look at the straight white man as a specimen.
Sep 11, 2018 / Alisa Solomon
17 Years after September 11, Will We Learn to Love Our Enemies? 17 Years after September 11, Will We Learn to Love Our Enemies?
The unrelenting mentality of entrenched conflict against a permanent enemy has infected American domestic life, creating a bitter political and cultural divide.
Sep 11, 2018 / Steven Paulikas
After Donald Trump, America Will Still Be in Crisis After Donald Trump, America Will Still Be in Crisis
The question is how we’ll move forward.
Sep 11, 2018 / Andrew J. Bacevich