Democrats and the Left: A Mutual Dependency Democrats and the Left: A Mutual Dependency
Mass movements stoke the fires of popular discontent, but only the state can pass laws and overhaul key institutions.
Jan 9, 2024 / Michael Kazin
The Sickness Behind Calling the January 6 Criminals “Hostages” The Sickness Behind Calling the January 6 Criminals “Hostages”
Trump has made defending the thugs who stormed the Capitol a central plank of the GOP platform.
Jan 8, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Meet William Ackman, America’s Most Entitled Donor Meet William Ackman, America’s Most Entitled Donor
The hedge-fund activist’s attacks on Harvard and Claudine Gay have gotten much notice; less attention has been paid to the toll his financial activities have taken on the country....
Jan 8, 2024 / Michael Massing
Biden’s Pro-Democracy Message Is Too Negative and Too Narrow Biden’s Pro-Democracy Message Is Too Negative and Too Narrow
A winning campaign needs more than just revulsion at the January 6 coup.
Jan 8, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Do as I Say, Not as I Do Do as I Say, Not as I Do
The comforting lessons in good will and friendship Apple, Netflix, and Disney flaunt are benign distractions that deflect attention from their two-fisted business behavior.
Jan 8, 2024 / Peter Biskind
Gaza Gaza
The bombing of Gaza has killed at least 21,000 people, mostly civilians, women, and children.
Jan 8, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Throwing the Book at Amazon’s Monopoly Hold on Publishing Throwing the Book at Amazon’s Monopoly Hold on Publishing
It’s a common trope in movies: A mob enforcer walks into a shop, looks around, and then says to the owner, “Nice place you got here. It’d be a shame if something happened to it.” E…
Jan 8, 2024 / Sandeep Vaheesan and Tara Pincock
A Metaphysical Memoir of Heroin A Metaphysical Memoir of Heroin
Michael Clune’s White Out is among the most intense and intellectually thrilling books on opiate addiction.
Jan 8, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Kolitz
