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Author: Niela Orr

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Burn It Down
April 20, 2017
Episode 9: Corey Pein discusses Planet Earth II and talks to Adrian Bonenberger about his essay on arming the left.

Stupid, Brutal World
April 19, 2017
Brian Williams is a moron. Let’s just acknowledge that from the start. But let’s also acknowledge that he’s not, by any means, a historically unique moron.

A New Agenda in Jackson, Mississippi
April 18, 2017
Welcome to Interviews for Resistance. Since election night 2016, the streets of the United States have rung with resistance. People all over the country have woken up with the conviction that they must do something to fight inequality in all its forms. But many are wondering ...

Daily Bafflements
April 17, 2017
• Bafflerites in D.C.! Come and join Barbara Ehrenreich, Rafia Zakaria, Dean Baker, and Hussein Ibish for a Tax Day appraisal of the Age of Trump so far. It’s free, and there will be drinks. • Since Rep. Steve King is tweeting his endorsement of Hungary’s far-right ...

Paul Ryan, Überwonk
April 17, 2017
Or, put it this way: Paul Ryan went out onto the tightrope. The crowd, so long adoring their golden child, cheered. But a jester got the best of Ryan.

Daily Bafflements
April 14, 2017
In case you thought our august republic was the only thing currently being ruined by Neo-Nazis, there’s also . . . this furry convention.

Art Work
April 12, 2017
The avant-garde attempt to unite art and life through productive labor has been too successful for our own good.