Author: Ben Schwartz

Columns

Sméagol in the Sky

Ben Schwartz

July 17, 2017

“Suck-ass Delta” Coulter fumed on Twitter, calling Delta’s gate people and flight attendants “Nurse Ratchets.”

Retirement, Brought to You by Prisons, Inc.

Whitney Curry Wimbish

July 17, 2017

American workers support private prisons through their retirement funds.

Once Upon a Time in the Kingdom of Crack

Niela Orr

July 14, 2017

After years of half-baked official narrative, TV presents the crack epidemic’s origin story—and it’s a fairy tale.

Your Trumpcare Investment Portfolio

David Rees

July 14, 2017

Like any legislation drafted in secret, the Senate GOP’s version of Trumpcare offers substantial opportunities for the savvy investor.

The Sad Song of Privilege

Amber A’Lee Frost

July 12, 2017

So you're depressed, poor, and male? Stop blathering about privilege and look for help.

How to Lie

Ben Schwartz

July 12, 2017

For the Trumps, English is a second language you learn only after learning to lie first.

It All Comes down to Real Estate

Zachariah Webb

July 11, 2017

Q&A with Joshua Cohen

Get Thee to a City of Ladies

Jessa Crispin

July 11, 2017

I'm thinking about creating a beguinage in Kansas City. Who's with me?

Justin Trudeau and his Socks

Sam Kriss

July 10, 2017

Woke bae Justin Trudeau, who had been transcendent in his socks, hid away from his creature’s-feet.

Old-School Organizing in the Heartland

Sarah Jaffe

July 07, 2017

Sarah Jaffe interviews Jesse Myerson, an organizer with Hoosier Action and host of the podcast "From the Heartland."

The Secret Policeman at the Marathon

Corey Pein

July 07, 2017

Corey Pein discusses the Spanish Civil War with writer and historian Adam Hochschild.

Battle of the Brands

Chris Lehmann

July 06, 2017

The Trump-CNN feud has nothing to do with the conduct of journalism, and everything to do with brand positioning.