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Averting Climate Catastrophe Should Be Issue Number One

Averting Climate Catastrophe Should Be Issue Number One Averting Climate Catastrophe Should Be Issue Number One

And now is the time to explain why.

Dec 25, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich

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Senator Hawley Touts Masculinity Senator Hawley Touts Masculinity

Josh Hawley says we need more men With pride in all that manly stuff. If Hawley means more men like him, Well, thanks, but we’ve got quite enough.

Dec 14, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Holiday Giving: Second Pandemic Winter Edition

Holiday Giving: Second Pandemic Winter Edition Holiday Giving: Second Pandemic Winter Edition

Republicans are on the move, and so are Covid and climate change—give now, before things get even worse!

Dec 9, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Hero as Intern

Hero as Intern Hero as Intern

Congressman Matt Gaetz says he’s open to offering Kyle Rittenhouse a congressional internship.—News report Following closely an intern’s routine, Kyle arrives early, stays late at…

Nov 30, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Women Are Changing the Look of Leadership

Women Are Changing the Look of Leadership Women Are Changing the Look of Leadership

Our visual understanding of power has always been male-coded.

Nov 30, 2021 / Column / Alexis Grenell

Senators Meet For Weekly Policy Luncheons

The Republicans Have Become the Party of Organized Violence The Republicans Have Become the Party of Organized Violence

Right now, the GOP views threats of violence as offering a political advantage with no real downside. Normalization of this behavior by President Biden or the media will only make ...

Nov 29, 2021 / Column / Jeet Heer

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A Cop Is Finally in Trouble for Using Excessive Force—Against Dogs A Cop Is Finally in Trouble for Using Excessive Force—Against Dogs

Why can’t we expect at least this much from the courts when it comes to Black people?

Nov 17, 2021 / Column / Elie Mystal

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“Critical Race Theory” Is White History “Critical Race Theory” Is White History

Conservatives are rebranding an inclusive, honest accounting of American history as inherently anti-white.

Nov 16, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

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Infrastructure Bill Passes Infrastructure Bill Passes

Yes, Democrats improved their mid-term prospects. Those shovel-ready projects bring in votes— Assuming that enough back-ordered shovels Can get unloaded from the jammed up boats.

Nov 16, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Mort Sahl, 1927–2021: The Comic as Social Critic

Mort Sahl, 1927–2021: The Comic as Social Critic Mort Sahl, 1927–2021: The Comic as Social Critic

Sahl diagnosed the disease of America in 1967 as “right-wing social democracy,” an ideology that is fine with war.

Nov 15, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich

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