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‘Gifts of Thought to Europe From an Intimate Stranger’

‘Gifts of Thought to Europe From an Intimate Stranger’ ‘Gifts of Thought to Europe From an Intimate Stranger’

A brilliant exhibit in London uses archival fragments to tell a story of violence and creation.

Jan 7, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Yasmine Seale

Peyton Manning

Why They Pardon Peyton Why They Pardon Peyton

The All-American superstar operates by a different, deeply corrosive set of media rules than any other player. We shouldn’t let him.

Jan 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Ukrainian national flag

World Disorder in the New Year World Disorder in the New Year

Civil, terrorist, and trade wars are now destabilizing the international order, abetted by the US-Russian Cold War.

Jan 6, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Why the Saudi-Iranian Cold War Is Heating Up

Why the Saudi-Iranian Cold War Is Heating Up Why the Saudi-Iranian Cold War Is Heating Up

It’s not a religious struggle—though both sides deploy sectarianism as a recruiting tool.

Jan 6, 2016 / Juan Cole

Twitter

Twitter’s White-People Problem Twitter’s White-People Problem

Will the company become a leader in reforming its workforce, or a case study for how the tech industry’s relentless whiteness destroys innovation, too?

Jan 6, 2016 / Donovan X. Ramsey

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Russian officials.

Uncle Sam Got a Shiny New Propaganda Bullhorn for Christmas Uncle Sam Got a Shiny New Propaganda Bullhorn for Christmas

A new partnership is turning Radio Free Europe into an anti-Russia propaganda machine.

Jan 6, 2016 / James Carden

Blasio arrives to join a gathering in response to attacks in Paris, at Washington Square Park in the Manhattan borough of New York

Bill de Blasio Is New York’s Most Progressive Mayor in Decades—Is That Enough? Bill de Blasio Is New York’s Most Progressive Mayor in Decades—Is That Enough?

As opposition mounts, the solution to de Blasio’s problems might lie in even bigger, bolder interventions.

Jan 6, 2016 / Feature / Jarrett Murphy

Bernie Sanders

Sanders Promises to Break Up Big Banks, Tax Speculation, and Establish Postal Banking Sanders Promises to Break Up Big Banks, Tax Speculation, and Establish Postal Banking

“I will rein in Wall Street so they can’t crash our economy again,” the senator declares.

Jan 5, 2016 / John Nichols

Could Machine Guns Become Totally Legal?

Could Machine Guns Become Totally Legal? Could Machine Guns Become Totally Legal?

Despite President Obama’s new executive orders, the gun lobby is still playing offense.

Jan 5, 2016 / George Zornick

Brazil MTST march

A Conversation With Guilherme Boulos, Leader of Brazil’s Homeless Workers’ Movement A Conversation With Guilherme Boulos, Leader of Brazil’s Homeless Workers’ Movement

“Brazil is now a machine that creates homelessness.”

Jan 5, 2016 / Andy Robinson

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