How Silicon Valley Broke the Economy 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.
Oct 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Adrian Chen
Google Is Coming for Your Face 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.
Oct 14, 2019 / Malka Older
Ben Lerner’s Quandary Ben Lerner’s Quandary
The Topeka School captures the novelist at a crossroads between politics and aesthetics, fiction and poetry.
Oct 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley
Trump’s Assault on Refugees Is Even Worse Than It Looks Trump’s Assault on Refugees Is Even Worse Than It Looks
The US was once a leader on refugee policy—then Trump came to power.
Oct 14, 2019 / Michelle Chen
How Boris Johnson Fell For America How Boris Johnson Fell For America
Britain’s prime minister is a lifelong admirer of the US. How will Brexit change his—and his country’s—special relationship?
Oct 14, 2019 / Feature / Jon Allsop
Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them
Congressional Progressive Caucus cochair Mark Pocan has a great idea: If Trump appointees block congressional testimony, block their paychecks.
Oct 12, 2019 / John Nichols
WBAI Signs Off. Its Future Remains Uncertain. WBAI Signs Off. Its Future Remains Uncertain.
A management coup by the Pacifica Foundation has silenced New York’s legendary counterculture radio station.
Oct 11, 2019 / Arthur Schwartz
Giuliani and Trump: Bound by Corruption From the Beginning? Giuliani and Trump: Bound by Corruption From the Beginning?
To understand how the onetime odd couple became partners in political crime, you have to go back to 1980s New York and a tale of money laundering, mortgage fraud, and, yes, an elec...
Oct 11, 2019 / Tom Robbins
‘Joker’ Brings Class Warfare to the Big Screen ‘Joker’ Brings Class Warfare to the Big Screen
Hollywood is uneasy with superheroes, yet the genre is a mirror for troubled times.
Oct 11, 2019 / Jeet Heer
In the Ukraine Scandal, Trump Won’t Be Taking the Fall Alone In the Ukraine Scandal, Trump Won’t Be Taking the Fall Alone
Administration stalwarts Mike Pence, Mick Mulvaney, William Barr, and Mike Pompeo are all implicated, too.
Oct 11, 2019 / Joan Walsh