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Finish Line

Finish Line Finish Line

Red medalist.

Sep 7, 2021 / OppArt / Matt Davies

Fulton Leroy Washington

Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star. Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star.

The 66-year-old wants to use Black art to transform Compton.

Sep 7, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

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Letters From the September 20/27, 2021, Issue Letters From the September 20/27, 2021, Issue

Library science… Imperial tragedies…

Sep 7, 2021 / Our Readers

Performances At The Ice House Comedy Club

Animal Dewormer as Covid Preventative Animal Dewormer as Covid Preventative

Joe Maga heard the anti-vaxxers say Dewormer, not the vaccine, kills those germs. Joe Maga died of Covid. Joe is gone. His body, though, remains quite free of worms.

Sep 7, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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For a Moment, the World Glimpsed the Truth of the US Occupation For a Moment, the World Glimpsed the Truth of the US Occupation

The final days of the US occupation of Afghanistan were a nightmarish embodiment of the chaos, corruption, and violence of the last 20 years.

Sep 7, 2021 / Ali M. Latifi

Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach

Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach

The commander in chief’s power to invade and inflict carnage is far too expansive.

Sep 7, 2021 / Danny Sjursen, Lawrence Wilkerson for The Nation

The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion

The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion

From the beginning, the War on Terror merged red-hot vengeance with calculated opportunism. Millions are still paying the price.

Sep 7, 2021 / Feature / Tariq Ali

The Politics of Viruses

The Politics of Viruses The Politics of Viruses

Carl Zimmer and what popular science writing often misses.

Sep 7, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Danielle Carr

In the Shadow of 9/11

In the Shadow of 9/11 In the Shadow of 9/11

Did the War on Terror put our democracy at risk—or reveal its flaws?

Sep 7, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn

Biden Bailed

Biden Bailed Biden Bailed

Leap of reason.

Sep 6, 2021 / OppArt / Jack Ohman

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