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A Fragmentary History of California

A Fragmentary History of California A Fragmentary History of California

Ashton Politanoff's fascinating You'll Like it Here, a hybrid book on the Golden State in the 20th century, looks at the novelistic details of everyday life.

Nov 21, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Dustin Illingworth

Graveyard Shift

Graveyard Shift Graveyard Shift

After David.

Nov 18, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Prospective students tour the Harvard campus

Is the “U.S. News” Ranking System Finally Starting to Crumble? Is the “U.S. News” Ranking System Finally Starting to Crumble?

While it’s tempting to view the decision by three elite law schools to pull out of the magazine’s rankings as little more than elite posturing, it could have real effects.

Nov 18, 2022 / Elie Mystal

The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem

The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem

The high costs of taking money from Sam Bankman-Fried.

Nov 18, 2022 / Jeet Heer

COP27: Taking Action?

COP27: Taking Action? COP27: Taking Action?

Broken promises.

Nov 18, 2022 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards and Andrea Arroyo

Jim Marchant

As Trump Begins His Next Campaign, Election Deniers Face Defeat As Trump Begins His Next Campaign, Election Deniers Face Defeat

Nevada and Arizona were ground zero of the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. Voters weren’t interested.

Nov 18, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

A line of trucks wait at a port.

Supply-Chain Workers Have the Power—and They’re Ready to Use It Supply-Chain Workers Have the Power—and They’re Ready to Use It

Rail, port, and parcel delivery workers are fighting for better contracts, and this time they have leverage.

Nov 18, 2022 / Rachel Phua

Donald Trump baseball bat

America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump

Given the startling proliferation of illiberal and antidemocratic tendencies in the American polity, how should we rate the health of our own liberal democracy?

Nov 18, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Streams of water cascade down mossy rocks..

It’s Time to Give Indigenous Land Back It’s Time to Give Indigenous Land Back

The growing threats posed by climate change and corporate greed have focused attention on Indigenous peoples’ stewardship of their land.

Nov 18, 2022 / Eve Reyes-Aguirre and Betty Lyons

Title IX Protest

How University Title IX Offices Fail Survivors How University Title IX Offices Fail Survivors

In 2014, an investigation by the Department of Education found that Princeton’s response to complaints of sexual violence violated Title IX. How much has changed since?

Nov 18, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds and Jessica Lambert

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