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The Amazon Drama

Ajay Singh Chaudhary

March 15, 2019

The Amazon HQ2 story is a microcosm of twenty-first century capitalism and a parable about the changing nature of left politics.

Unlikely Journeys

Jake Bittle

March 14, 2019

Reading great literature makes us beautiful and wise, sure, but reading campaign memoirs makes us informed citizens.

A for Effort

Owen Davis

March 13, 2019

Why the latest college admissions exposé will only make things worse.

In the Kingdom of Mitch

Dave Denison

March 12, 2019

Civilifications

What comes after McConnellism?

Spoiler Alert!

Ed Burmila

March 11, 2019

As readers will be stunned to discover, one billionaire can distort free market processes pretty easily.

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

March 08, 2019

La Croix Me a River

Close Encounters of the Digital Kind

Emily Harnett

March 08, 2019

When Silicon Valley usurps the transcendent potential of extraterrestrial life

Got to Be Real

Angella d’Avignon

March 07, 2019

The dark side of the art world's authenticity fetish.

American Scapegoat

Nathan Goldman

March 05, 2019

The furor over Ilhan Omar's remarks is not about anti-Semitism.

The Beautiful Game’s Ugly Speculators

Brendan O’Connor

March 04, 2019

There is no ethical soccer under capitalism.

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

March 01, 2019

The Cat Mask From Hell

Proud as a Peacock

Eric Thurm

March 01, 2019

How NBC leverages its storied sitcom past against its terrible political present.