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Why the Federal Reserve Needs an Overhaul

This 100-year-old antique is undemocratic, too close to elite banking interests and often blind to the economic conditions that affect most Americans.

William Greider

How One Country Emerged From the Arab Spring With a Democratic State

In Tunisia, secularists and Islamists produced a landmark constitution—without Western interference.

Yasmine Ryan

The Empowerment Elite Claims Feminism

As the movement enjoys a star moment, “controversial” issues risk being left behind.

Jessica Valenti

Why We Need a Bank at the Post Office

Senator Elizabeth Warren points out that reviving this old institution would provide basic services to millions of underserved Americans.

John Nichols

7 Questions for Rachel Kushner

The author of The Flamethrowers weighs in on literary inspiration, motorcycle crashes and why radicals prefer hardcover.

Jon Wiener

How Universal Pre-K Could Redistribute Wealth—Right Here, Right Now

The case for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan does not actually require copious amounts of data on long-term educational outcomes.

Betsy Reed

Distorting Russia

How the American media misrepresent Putin, Sochi and Ukraine.

Stephen F. Cohen

Snapshot: Saving Diego Rivera in Detroit

Detroit Institute of Arts

Mr. Hollande’s Opus

Calvin Trillin

From & Friends

Failing upward at the Democratic Leadership Council with Al From.

Rick Perlstein

Water and Soil, Grain and Flesh

Walter Johnson reconsiders the connection between slavery and capitalism.

Robin Einhorn

Autumn Journal

Giovanni Pascoli

Beyond Naturalism: On Ronald Dworkin

How did an essential figure in the modern revival of liberal political philosophy end up pondering issues of theology?

Michael Rosen

Letters

Coining a word… is Christie history?… VISTA & the war on poverty… call it anti-inequality…

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Puzzle No. 3314

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto