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Neocons Helped Fuel the Rise of Donald Trump. Will They Apologize?

Neocons Helped Fuel the Rise of Donald Trump. Will They Apologize? Neocons Helped Fuel the Rise of Donald Trump. Will They Apologize?

GOP primary voters are rejecting foreign policies that dishonored their country.

Mar 10, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich?

Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich? Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich?

The revitalization of LA’s neglected riverfront has gone from social-justice crusade to money-soaked land grab.

Mar 10, 2016 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

Britain’s Identity Crisis

Britain’s Identity Crisis Britain’s Identity Crisis

The coming vote on whether to leave the EU is about more than politics.

Mar 10, 2016 / Column / Gary Younge

Selecting a Presidential Nominee Through Primaries

Selecting a Presidential Nominee Through Primaries Selecting a Presidential Nominee Through Primaries

Approval of reform was quite emphatic: Let’s let the voters vote. That’s democratic. But now a question that’s distressing looms: Could we, in fact, prefer those smoke-filled rooms…

Mar 10, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Anti-Islam Protest

Who Is to Blame for the Cologne Sex Attacks? Who Is to Blame for the Cologne Sex Attacks?

According to many European publications, all refugees and migrants should be held collectively responsible.

Mar 10, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami

Cuba and the United States Play ‘Béisbol’ Diplomacy

Cuba and the United States Play ‘Béisbol’ Diplomacy Cuba and the United States Play ‘Béisbol’ Diplomacy

As Obama prepares for the first visit to the island by a US president in 88 years, the two nations reconnect through a shared pastime.

Mar 10, 2016 / Peter Kornbluh

A European Union?

A European Union? A European Union?

Stefan Zweig’s essays in Messages From a Lost World are a product of his displacement and a sharp reminder to citizens about the agony in the present age of the refugee.

Mar 10, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Gavin Jacobson

Puzzle No. 3394

Puzzle No. 3394 Puzzle No. 3394

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Formal speech, skipping the commercial (5)  4 Mistakenly pry into gothic novel with legal protection (9)  9 Vicious…

Mar 10, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Get Information

Get Information Get Information

Beyoncé’s “Formation” reflects today’s movement from black rage toward a racialized revolutionary politics.

Mar 9, 2016 / Joshua Clover

Food stamps

Congress Is About to Take Food Away From the Poorest People in America Congress Is About to Take Food Away From the Poorest People in America

Between 500,000 and 1 million people nationwide, most of them living in extreme poverty, will soon lose their SNAP benefits.

Mar 9, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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