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Fresh Hell

The Baffler

March 16, 2018

As it turns out, enforcing structural inequality pays pretty damn well.

Stranger Than Fiction

Steve Almond

March 14, 2018

How Donald J. Trump's campaign ruined my outlandish political satire about a right-wing demagogue running for president.

The Man Who Knew Nothing at All

Josh Fruhlinger

March 13, 2018

Living in a liberal fantasy is complicated.

Peace as Armageddon

Tim Shorrock

March 12, 2018

What is behind the liberal freak-out over the possibility of talks with North Korea?

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

March 09, 2018

This week, TV finally scores a point, the New York Times opinion section hits bottom, and J.D. Vance vanishes.

Labor History in Real Time

Russell Mokhiber

March 08, 2018

The West Virginia teachers' strike showed what anti-corporate politics can look like.

Foul Shot

Max B. Sawicky

March 07, 2018

By the standards of Facebook’s titans, co-founder Chris Hughes was an also-ran. His payout from early participation in the company’s launch, which stemmed from the good fortune of having been Mark Zuckerberg’s college roommate, was only $500 million. To his credit, ...

We Shall Be Terrible

Niela Orr

March 07, 2018

In its second season, Donald Glover's Atlanta strikes back at the system in small, subversive ways.

Go Tell It in the Mountain State

Ed Burmila

March 06, 2018

While big media interviewed more and more old white people about Trump, a historic strike went down in West Virginia.

Is Trump the New Clinton?

Musa al-Gharbi

March 06, 2018

If Democrats are hoping Robert Mueller's investigation will bring down Trump, they could be in for another defeat in 2020.

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

March 02, 2018

Dolce & Gabbana handbags borne by drones, Gucci Cyborgs, and CGI Instagram starlets, oh my!

The Tragedy of the Commons

Zachariah Webb

March 01, 2018

Common, a new housing startup, will order your toilet paper and “remove the annoyances” of a vibrant, shared community.