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Fresh Hell

The Baffler

September 07, 2018

All tatted and za’ed up

Walking Away from Omelas

Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna

September 06, 2018

There’s a short story from 1973 by the late Ursula K. Le Guin about a utopian city called Omelas. In Omelas, music winds through the streets, sweetness fills the air and the people are described as genuinely and interminably joyous. But there’s a catch: also in Omelas, a ...

Something for Nothing

Nathaniel Friedman

September 05, 2018

Nike’s decision to feature Kaepernick in its upcoming sneaker campaign set off shockwaves throughout the world of sports and beyond.

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

August 31, 2018

Wage Slavery: Good to the Last Drop

The Invention of a Master Terrorist

Jacob Silverman

August 29, 2018

The intelligence community has been vocal in celebrating Ibrahim al-Asiri's demise.

The John McCain Phenomenon

Patrick Blanchfield

August 27, 2018

John McCain, the POW hero turned political icon, reached the apogee of his influence in a nation grown inured to constant war.

That Thing They Have

Seth Hettena

August 23, 2018

What we are witnessing is a classic FBI investigation that is slowly, steadily dismantling a criminal organization.

Which Side Are They On?

David A. Banks

August 21, 2018

If organizing across collars is going to work, it will need to overcome a deeper, more fundamental rift . . .

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

August 17, 2018

Peek Inside This Adorable Bohemian Tiny House with No Natural Light

The Serve-Us Industry

Olivia Rutigliano

August 16, 2018

The gig economy tries to coddle the customer and render the worker invisible.

Socialism or Barbarism?

The Nostalgia Trap

August 15, 2018

THE NOSTALGIA TRAP PODCAST, hosted by David Parsons and produced by Peter Sabatino, features weekly conversations about history and politics with some of the left’s most incisive thinkers, writers, and extremely online personalities, exploring how individual lives intersect ...

Take This Job and Love It?

Amber A’Lee Frost

August 15, 2018

Stay focused on the light at the end of the tunnel, keep your head straight, and know that one day you'll be out of there.