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Jedediah Purdy Has an Idea That Could Save Us From Capitalism and the Climate Crisis

We talked to the lawyer, theorist, and critic about his new book This Land Is Our Land, his concept of a moral political economy, and the legacies of Bush and Obama.

Aaron Bady

Latin America

Ecuador Reaches a Deal—but Unrest May Return

Protesters in Ecuador win some concessions, but underlying problems remain.

Mark Weisbrot
Election 2020

Elizabeth Warren Learns That Being a Front-Runner Isn’t All Fun and Games

The emerging 2020 leader has the bruises to prove it after Tuesday’s debate. But nobody else grabbed the spotlight.

Joan Walsh
Higher Education

Colleges Are Spreading Trump’s Disingenuous Notion of ‘Free Speech’

In the name of free speech, universities are suppressing student protests in increasingly draconian ways.

P.E. Moskowitz
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Politics

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The Tide Is Turning Against Trump

Faced with legal and legislative setbacks and the defection of more Republicans, Trump is waging an increasingly strident propaganda war.

Sasha Abramsky
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Impeach Him, Already!

Forget Ukraine. The reasons why Donald Trump should be impeached—and convicted—are nearly endless.

Rebecca Gordon
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William Barr Is Neck-Deep in Extremist Catholic Institutions

His troubles don’t only involve his obeisance to Donald Trump. He’s a paranoid right-wing Catholic ideologue who won’t respect the separation of church and state.

Joan Walsh

Debate Night

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Bernie Sanders Is Back

The senator turned in a robust debate performance and finished the night with the news that he will be endorsed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar.

John Nichols

On a Crowded Stage, Democrats Divide Into 2 Tribes

The divide between the left and the moderates now defines the party.

Jeet Heer

Elizabeth Warren Learns That Being a Front-Runner Isn’t All Fun and Games

The emerging 2020 leader has the bruises to prove it after Tuesday’s debate. But nobody else grabbed the spotlight.

Joan Walsh

world

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Ecuador Reaches a Deal—but Unrest May Return

Protesters in Ecuador win some concessions, but underlying problems remain.

Mark Weisbrot
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The Halle Synagogue Attack Is an Ominous Sign of the German Far Right’s Growing Prominence

Halle, a bustling university town an hour’s train ride from Berlin, has become a kind of hub for the country’s New Right.

Carol Schaeffer
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China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India

Muslims in Kashmir may find themselves in a Xinjiang-style dystopia thanks to Chinese technology and Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalism.

Nithin Coca

Tech & Startups

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How Silicon Valley Broke the Economy

The question of how to fix the tech industry is now inseparable from the question of how to fix the system of capitalism that the late 20th century gave us.

Adrian Chen

Google Is Coming for Your Face

Personal data is routinely harvested from the most vulnerable populations, without transparency, regulation, or principles—and this should concern us all.

Malka Older

WeWork Showed Us How Badly Start-up Bros Suck—but Shareholder Rule Isn’t Better

To make start-ups work for everyone, we need to put power back in the hands of workers.

Aaron Freedman

Climate Catastrophe

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Climate Change

Pulling the Plug on PG&E;

California’s recent blackout shows how desperately we need to replace private utilities with community-controlled, publicly owned, green energy systems.

Johanna Bozuwa

Profile

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Democrats

Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room

The Minnesota representative is bringing an organizer’s mind-set to Congress.

David M. Perry

From the Magazine

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Culture

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Has Capitalism Become Our Religion?

We talk with historian Eugene McCarraher about the myths and rituals of the market, the lost radicalism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the rise of neoliberalism.

Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Ben Lerner’s Quandary

The Topeka School captures the novelist at a crossroads between politics and aesthetics, fiction and poetry.

Evan Kindley
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The Absurdist Imaginings of ‘Los Espookys’

An irreverent Spanish-speaking show was a step forward for HBO, but its first season fell short of pushing the boundaries of Latinx representation.

Julyssa Lopez

Watch and Listen

Listen: The New Supreme Court Term Will Be Worse Than the Last One—a Lot Worse

Elie Mystal on the new court, Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, and Jeet Heer on impeachment.

October 10, 2019

Listen: Why Ryan O’Callaghan Hid His Sexuality From His NFL Teammates

Former New England Patriot Ryan O’Callaghan joins the show to talk about his new book, My Life on the Line.

October 8, 2019

View: More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border

Successive US administrations have sought to turn the borderlands into a land of death—but these photos prove it is very much a land of the living.

September 12, 2019

The Labor Movement

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Chicago’s Teachers Are Making History. Again.

Rank-and-file workers are finally taking back their unions, and strikes are spreading across the country as a result.

Jane McAlevey

The Path to Climate Justice Runs Through the UAW Strike

During Climate Week, why not show we can have economic and environmental justice?

Jane McAlevey

Chicago Teachers Are Fighting for Their Students’ Futures

Over 35,000 workers could be on the picket line on October 17, demanding the resources to make their schools succeed.

Alan Maass
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film reviews

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A Long Journey Through the Ruins of Capitalism and the Cosmos

On Bong Joon-ho’s ParasiteBrad Pitt’s astronaut adventures in Ad Astra, and more. 

Stuart Klawans

The Subversive Joy of ‘Hustlers’

Lorene Scafaria’s box office smash is a cinematic depiction of women rebels who try to steal back what capitalism has stolen from them.

Joshunda Sanders

Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ Stops Short of Class War

This upstairs-downstairs thriller pokes fun at inequality, but it’s hardly a call to arms.

E. Tammy Kim

music

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Chrissie Hynde Sets a New Standard

 Valve Bone Woe uses Tin Pan Alley classics, musical theater numbers, jazz tunes, and more to show the Pretenders singer as the top of her game 

David Hajdu
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Danny Brown Is the Patron Saint of Rap Misfits

Uninterested in universal truths or uplifting mantras, the Detroit artist’s new album, uknowhatimsayin¿, takes pride in his singular life.

Stephen Kearse
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Tegan and Sara’s Memoir Captures the Wonders and Terrors of Growing Up

We talked to Tegan Quin about adolescent artistry, how writing High School changed their music, and taking young women seriously.

Samantha Schuyler

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Take Action Now: Strike a Blow Against the NRA

Fight for universal background checks, join a gun control group, and push your congressperson on impeachment.

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