Atwood Road Atwood Road
(in memory, Jonathan Schell) A mile from Slough Pond’s glacial hush, a folded newspaper hat kept your bashed head cool, like the kite you made, three decades ago, from paper and tw…
Mar 9, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Cynthia Zarin
Puzzle No. 3426 Puzzle No. 3426
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Makes furnace a must in a storm (12) 9 Restless cop nuked a dessert (5,4) 10 Many bees could be shot, almost? (5)…
Mar 9, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
The Fight to Save the Affordable Care Act Is Really a Class Battle The Fight to Save the Affordable Care Act Is Really a Class Battle
Starting to mitigate America’s yawning class divide is exactly what the ACA did. And that’s exactly what the Republican plan would undo.
Mar 9, 2017 / Feature / Angela Bonavoglia
Brian Eno’s Skeleton Key Brian Eno’s Skeleton Key
His new album insists that there’s no such thing as a mistake.
Mar 9, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Amanda Petrusich
Education for Sale? Education for Sale?
School choice and the future of American education
Mar 9, 2017 / Feature / Linda Darling-Hammond
Sean Spicer Is Lying About Trump’s Health-Care Debacle Sean Spicer Is Lying About Trump’s Health-Care Debacle
The White House falsely claims the Trump/Ryan Obamacare replacement scheme is what “everyone has been asking for.”
Mar 8, 2017 / John Nichols
What Happens if You’re Too Poor to Pay Bail? What Happens if You’re Too Poor to Pay Bail?
Money bail just does not work, and preys on society’s most vulnerable.
Mar 8, 2017 / Robert Greenwald
The Best Way to Fight Back Against Trump The Best Way to Fight Back Against Trump
Instead of freaking out over every outrageous tweet, we should challenge extremist GOP policies—and forge our own alternatives.
Mar 8, 2017 / John Nichols
Are We Drifting Toward War With North Korea? Are We Drifting Toward War With North Korea?
We have no alternative but to open talks with Pyongyang; the sanctions strategy is not working.
Mar 8, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan
Republicans have criticized it from the left, and they’re gutting it from the right.
Mar 8, 2017 / Mike Konczal