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Antonio Di Benedetto and the Sound of Madness

Antonio Di Benedetto and the Sound of Madness Antonio Di Benedetto and the Sound of Madness

His bleak and surreal 1964 novel The Silentiary examines one man’s quest for quiet.

Apr 27, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Dustin Illingworth

Marjorie Taylor Greene Can’t Lie Her Way Out of the Fact That She Violated the 14th Amendment

Marjorie Taylor Greene Can’t Lie Her Way Out of the Fact That She Violated the 14th Amendment Marjorie Taylor Greene Can’t Lie Her Way Out of the Fact That She Violated the 14th Amendment

The Republican representative from Georgia has no place on this year’s primary or general election ballot.

Apr 26, 2022 / John Nichols

Kevin McCarthy at the border

Kevin McCarthy Is a Terrible Liar Kevin McCarthy Is a Terrible Liar

But he’s lying to stay in Donald Trump’s good graces, so he’s protected—for now.

Apr 26, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Portland soccer fans protest. Signs read.

Portland Soccer Fans Assert Their Power Portland Soccer Fans Assert Their Power

Fans in the Rose City are bringing their protests inside the stadium.

Apr 26, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Art Protest: Save Mariupol

Art Protest: Save Mariupol Art Protest: Save Mariupol

300 blue and yellow flags placed on Brighton Beach, in memory of people who perished in the bombing of Mariupol’s Drama Theater. Organized by the Ukrainian Help Center and For Free...

Apr 26, 2022 / OppArt / George de Castro-Day

A man holds a microphone surrounded by a crowd.

Now Amazon Is Being Challenged in the Boardroom as Well Now Amazon Is Being Challenged in the Boardroom as Well

A campaign by New York and Illinois pension fund leaders, led by New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, aims to pressure the company on its shocking record on workplace safety and ...

Apr 26, 2022 / Nathan Newman

Titan Missile

Welcome to the Second Nuclear Age Welcome to the Second Nuclear Age

My advice from the last time around: Duck and cover!

Apr 26, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

What the Year 2000 Wrought

What the Year 2000 Wrought What the Year 2000 Wrought

A conversation with Andrew Rice about his book The Year That Broke America, the chaotic politics of the aughts, and how that decade’s eccentric characters defined American life.&nb...

Apr 26, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Alana Pockros

Pro Life?

Pro Life? Pro Life?

Mass Shootings, political inaction.

Apr 25, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

The Zoological Nightmares of Rafael Bernal

The Zoological Nightmares of Rafael Bernal The Zoological Nightmares of Rafael Bernal

The Mexican writer’s 1947 novel His Name Was Death dramatizes humanity’s ecological arrogance through the story of a mosquito swarm with plans of world destruction.

Apr 25, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Lucas Iberico Lozada

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