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This Supreme Court Case Could Make All Public Unions ‘Right to Work’ This Supreme Court Case Could Make All Public Unions ‘Right to Work’

The legal foundations of thousands of public-sector bargaining agreements could soon disappear.

Jan 7, 2016 / The Editors

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

The Hillary Clinton Double Standard The Hillary Clinton Double Standard

Doug Henwood’s My Turn avoids dealing with the gendered attacks on Hillary—but doesn’t quite escape the pit itself.

Jan 7, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Two Campaign Trajectories: An Analysis

Two Campaign Trajectories: An Analysis Two Campaign Trajectories: An Analysis

While the Carson campaign loses luster, Near the Donald the newsmen still cluster. If you’re peddling hooey, It comes off as less screwy When you coat it in boasting and bluster.

Jan 7, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Why Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Four Freedoms’ Are Still Relevant Today

Why Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Four Freedoms’ Are Still Relevant Today Why Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Four Freedoms’ Are Still Relevant Today

On the 75th anniversary of his famous speech, freedom is once again under siege—this time from within.

Jan 7, 2016 / The Editors

Puzzle No. 3386

Puzzle No. 3386 Puzzle No. 3386

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 What’s heard from both sides of America: Deconstruct Shaw, including the start of Candida (5)  4 Effervescent cast…

Jan 7, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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Letters From the January 25–February 1, 2016, Issue Letters From the January 25–February 1, 2016, Issue

Nader haters and lovers… ties that unbind… cold war, hot debate… exchange with Tim Shorrock (web-only)…

Jan 7, 2016 / Our Readers and Tim Shorrock

Illustration by Sho Watanabe

This Is What $15 an Hour Looks Like This Is What $15 an Hour Looks Like

In July, Emeryville, California, passed the highest city-wide minimum wage in the country. Here’s how workers’ lives changed—and didn’t.

Jan 7, 2016 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson

Henry Kissinger, December 1968.

The Many Manipulations of Henry Kissinger The Many Manipulations of Henry Kissinger

In his new biography, Niall Ferguson is blind to his subject’s recklessness and treachery.

Jan 7, 2016 / Books & the Arts / David Milne

Werner Herzog, 1991.

Werner Herzog’s Maniacal Quests Werner Herzog’s Maniacal Quests

A newly published travel journal shows how walking, like filmmaking, brings us to the naked core of existence.

Jan 7, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Noah Isenberg

Hodgepodge, Mismatch, and Wild Disproportion

Hodgepodge, Mismatch, and Wild Disproportion Hodgepodge, Mismatch, and Wild Disproportion

Dueling satirical films about white-supremacist America, and how not to be an imbecile when criticizing Star Wars.

Jan 7, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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