Trump Reveals His Real Reason for Having Suleimani Killed Trump Reveals His Real Reason for Having Suleimani Killed
“Trump, former aides said, has burned with a desire to erase Obama’s foreign policy legacy and prove himself a superior Commander-in-Chief.” —The Washington Post I couldn’t abide o…
Jan 14, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Opinion Opinion
It was a lean-to one could live in so long as it never rained. It was a grain of salt close up, looking like a crystal, growing from itself like an outcrop of land. I…
Jan 14, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Militello
Formalwear Formalwear
“everything takes form, even infinity” —Gaston Bachelard, from The Dialectics of Outside and Inside So I died. Then I filled out a form. It asked how I made do & a living &…
Jan 14, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Devon Walker-Figueroa
Take Action Now: Say No to Endless War Take Action Now: Say No to Endless War
Support Puerto Ricans and Australians confronting economic crisis, stand up for Temporary Protected Status, and oppose military escalation.
Jan 14, 2020 / NationAction
Letters From the January 27, 2020, Issue Letters From the January 27, 2020, Issue
Old struggle, new politics… For shame… The truth about these truths… The collective is political…
Jan 14, 2020 / Our Readers
GOP Strategy, Texas Style: Praise God and Whip Up the Xenophobia GOP Strategy, Texas Style: Praise God and Whip Up the Xenophobia
That’s what Governor Greg Abbott is doing in refusing to accept new refugees.
Jan 14, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
A Short History of Minimalism A Short History of Minimalism
Donald Judd, Richard Wollheim, and the origins of what we now describe as minimalist.
Jan 14, 2020 / Kyle Chayka
How the Presidency Seized Control of Drone Strikes How the Presidency Seized Control of Drone Strikes
Under Trump, the use of drone warfare—which grew dramatically under Obama—guarantees countless more will needlessly die in America’s wars.
Jan 14, 2020 / Allegra Harpootlian
The Real Argument Between Warren and Sanders Is About How to Win the Election The Real Argument Between Warren and Sanders Is About How to Win the Election
Friction between the two candidates highlights a divide over the best strategy to defeat Trump.
Jan 13, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Journalism of Gabriel García Márquez The Journalism of Gabriel García Márquez
His fiction and nonfiction can be seen as facets of a single, lifelong narrative enterprise.
Jan 13, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Tony Wood