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Feature
Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich?
The revitalization of LA’s neglected riverfront has gone from social-justice crusade to money-soaked land grab.
Richard Kreitner
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Tim Atkins Was Wrongfully Imprisoned for 23 Years—Why Is California Denying Him Compensation?
A tough-on-crime prosecutor stands between Atkins and his payment.
Jessica Pishko
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Editorial
Cuba and the United States Play ‘Béisbol’ Diplomacy
As Obama prepares for the first visit to the island by a US president in 88 years, the two nations reconnect through a shared pastime.
Peter Kornbluh
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How We Got Trumped by the Media
They’re so obsessed with “The Donald” that they can barely be bothered to cover the other candidates, much less the important issues.
John Nichols
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Column
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Who Is to Blame for the Cologne Sex Attacks?
According to many European publications, all refugees and migrants should be held collectively responsible.
Laila Lalami
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Neocons Helped Fuel the Rise of Donald Trump. Will They Apologize?
GOP primary voters are rejecting foreign policies that dishonored their country.
Eric Alterman
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Britain’s Identity Crisis
The coming vote on whether to leave the EU is about more than politics.
Gary Younge
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Books & the Arts
A European Union?
Stefan Zweig’s essays in Messages From a Lost World are a product of his displacement and a sharp reminder to citizens about the agony in the present age of the refugee.
Gavin Jacobson
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Margaret Thatcher’s Fogeyism
Charles Moore, the prime minister’s authorized biographer, believes the successes of Thatcherism to be self-evident, and he frequently lets his biases show.
K. Biswas
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A Critic’s Job of Work
I don’t see my job as making or breaking an artist. I have other responsibilities toward art.
Barry Schwabsky
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Letters
Letters From the March 28–April 4, 2016, Issue
See ya, Scalia… Dogs will whistle… Co-ops and worker-owned… That short-fingered guy (again)…
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