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Donald Trump Thanks Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for Being His ‘Supporters’

Donald Trump Thanks Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for Being His ‘Supporters’ Donald Trump Thanks Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for Being His ‘Supporters’

His mistake was embarrassing, but understandable.

Feb 10, 2016 / Leslie Savan

Colstrip coal plant

The Supreme Court Just Blocked Obama’s Climate Regulations. Are We Screwed? The Supreme Court Just Blocked Obama’s Climate Regulations. Are We Screwed?

It depends on who the next president is.

Feb 10, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin

Escalating the Political Propaganda War v. Cooperation with Russia Escalating the Political Propaganda War v. Cooperation with Russia

In recent days, opponents of diminishing the most dangerous aspects of the new Cold War have assailed such possibilities—from Ukraine, Turkey, and Europe to Syria.

Feb 10, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Last Night, Rachel Maddow Perfectly Captured What Bernie’s Win Means for the Left

Last Night, Rachel Maddow Perfectly Captured What Bernie’s Win Means for the Left Last Night, Rachel Maddow Perfectly Captured What Bernie’s Win Means for the Left

The Democratic Party—and all of American politics—really have changed.

Feb 10, 2016 / Emily Douglas

BDS Protesters

Is New York State About to Create a Blacklist of BDS Supporters? Is New York State About to Create a Blacklist of BDS Supporters?

A new bill would create an official list of people who support the campaign to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel for its abuse of Palestinian human rights.

Feb 10, 2016 / Rahul Saksena

Syrian Government Offensive, Aided by Intensive Russian Bombing, Directly Targets Civilian Infrastructure

Syrian Government Offensive, Aided by Intensive Russian Bombing, Directly Targets Civilian Infrastructure Syrian Government Offensive, Aided by Intensive Russian Bombing, Directly Targets Civilian Infrastructure

Mass displacement increasingly appears to be the aim of the military operation, not just a side effect, humanitarian aid officials say.

Feb 10, 2016 / Roy Gutman

Chinese Ikea Worker

The Toxic Work Environments That Produce Your Pots and Pans The Toxic Work Environments That Produce Your Pots and Pans

Multinational corporations are once again profiting off of China’s dismal labor conditions.

Feb 10, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote

Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote

From the crime bill to welfare reform, policies Bill Clinton enacted—and Hillary Clinton supported—decimated black America.

Feb 10, 2016 / Feature / Michelle Alexander

Garth Greenwell.

Human Nature Shines Through Human Nature Shines Through

Garth Greenwell’s exquisite first novel outlines the shape of desire by filling in everything around it.

Feb 10, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Damon Galgut

Worn portraits of Mao Zedong in Shanghai, China, 2006.

Memories of the Mao Era Memories of the Mao Era

Ji Xianlin’s memoir is the most widely read account of the Cultural Revolution in China. Has it changed the country’s amnesia about its bloody past?

Feb 10, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Chenxin Jiang

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