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How Should We Remember the Art of Emil Nolde?

How Should We Remember the Art of Emil Nolde? How Should We Remember the Art of Emil Nolde?

A recent show in Berlin grapples with the legacy of a prominent German modernist who was a supporter of Nazism but whose art was derided by Nazis.

Sep 19, 2019 / Barry Schwabsky

Coal power plant

What Would Real Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement Look Like? What Would Real Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement Look Like?

The United States will be a nonentity at this fall’s UN climate summit. But the 2020 election is a chance to change the game.

Sep 19, 2019 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

Does This Nearly 1,000-Page-Long Sentence Encapsulate the Anxiety of American Life?

Does This Nearly 1,000-Page-Long Sentence Encapsulate the Anxiety of American Life? Does This Nearly 1,000-Page-Long Sentence Encapsulate the Anxiety of American Life?

Lucy Ellmann’s novel Ducks, Newburyport provides a comprehensive diagnosis of one citizen’s very modern alienation.

Sep 19, 2019 / Dustin Illingworth

23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today

23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today 23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today

Take to the streets.

Sep 19, 2019 / Bill McKibben

snowden book

Edward Snowden Speaks Edward Snowden Speaks

The NSA whistleblower’s new memoir is essential reading.

Sep 19, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan

TV Weathercasters Who Are Shifting Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis

TV Weathercasters Who Are Shifting Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis TV Weathercasters Who Are Shifting Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis

Meteorologists’ reports help viewers understand what is happening and why it’s important—and they’re having an impact.

Sep 18, 2019 / Pam Radtke Russell

Colin Kaepernick

NFL Teams Are Desperate for Quarterbacks—but Colin Kaepernick Remains Unsigned NFL Teams Are Desperate for Quarterbacks—but Colin Kaepernick Remains Unsigned

As injuries mount, Kaepernick’s political exile becomes more conspicuous.

Sep 18, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Russian Jets and Flags

Will Russia Be Driven From the West? Will Russia Be Driven From the West?

American opponents of readmitting Moscow to the former G8 fail to understand the consequences.

Sep 18, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump

Trump’s Plan to Solve Homelessness Is Horrifying Trump’s Plan to Solve Homelessness Is Horrifying

Democrats are right to be outraged—but their ideas aren’t much better.

Sep 18, 2019 / Jake Bittle

Bustos and Pelosi

In Repairing Its Image, the DCCC Has Only Scratched the Surface In Repairing Its Image, the DCCC Has Only Scratched the Surface

If the committee truly wants to diversify and strengthen the Democratic caucus, it should put its money where its mouth is.

Sep 18, 2019 / Steve Phillips

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