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A Journey Into the Heart of Trump Country A Journey Into the Heart of Trump Country

Arlie Hochschild on her new book, plus Amy Wilentz on Trump’s high road and Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser on Command and Control.

Oct 6, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Letters From the October 24, 2016, Issue Letters From the October 24, 2016, Issue

Not so Gurley after all… I beg your pardon!… Why the fuss over Russ?… Disruption roulette… Collective responsibility…

Oct 6, 2016 / Our Readers

Human Presence

Human Presence Human Presence

Cameraperson is one of those films that snaps you awake as soon as you begin to watch.

Oct 6, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump 12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump

She and her platform represent much more than just “the lesser evil.”

Oct 5, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Why Progressives Should Vote for Hillary Clinton

Why Progressives Should Vote for Hillary Clinton Why Progressives Should Vote for Hillary Clinton

A Trump presidency would be a catastrophe, whereas a big win by Clinton creates an opening for change.

Oct 5, 2016 / The Nation

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Imagining a World Beyond War Imagining a World Beyond War

A conference at American University asks a fundamental question: How can ordinary people take action to put an end to war?

Oct 5, 2016 / Alice Slater

Le Carré’s Other Cold War

Le Carré’s Other Cold War Le Carré’s Other Cold War

The wonder and rage the English novelist felt toward his own country.

Oct 5, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ian Buruma

Greenville High School

The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era

Here’s how it fell apart.

Oct 4, 2016 / Feature / LynNell Hancock

Clinton Trump debate

On Nuclear Policy, Trump and Clinton Agree: Armageddon Is an Option On Nuclear Policy, Trump and Clinton Agree: Armageddon Is an Option

While you were up watching reruns of Seinfeld, the first presidential debate turned into Dr. Strangelove.

Oct 4, 2016 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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The Obama Administration’s Suspension of Syria Talks With Russia Is the Most Dangerous Development in a New Cold War The Obama Administration’s Suspension of Syria Talks With Russia Is the Most Dangerous Development in a New Cold War

The collapse of talks takes the United States one step closer to an unnecessarily deadly “military solution” to the Syria crisis.

Oct 3, 2016 / James Carden

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