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As the planet chokes on electronic waste, a recycler goes to prison.
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On the Way to Mexico’s Vote
June 19, 2018
The coming July 1 election has brought out fake TV ads, robocalls, and a leading populist candidate.
Writing Attica’s History
June 19, 2018
The 100th episode of The Nostalgia Trap with Heather Ann Thompson, author of "Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy."
Begone, President!
June 18, 2018
The President Is Missing, by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, merely confirms the claim of its title.
Can Liberals Give Peace a Chance?
June 18, 2018
There is no threat to the U.S. for the simple reason that all parties understand that any use of nuclear weapons would invite total destruction. Deterrence is a given.
History Won’t Save You
June 15, 2018
For most of Trump's cabinet there will be book deals, not prosecutions
Epic Systems v. The Workforce
June 15, 2018
A major false assumption of the conservative majority posits that workers have the choice to walk away from employment contracts, as if workers are presented with a cornucopia of options.
The Calm Before the Crash
June 14, 2018
Financial news depicts Wall Street from the Wall Street perspective. And it depicts us as Wall Street sees us.
Let’s Do It, Pruitt!
Before you come to the conclusion that Scott Pruitt is some sort of sue-happy maniac, just think about all the prosecutions and lawsuits that he decided not to launch.
Carbon Ironies
June 13, 2018
William T. Vollmann on the fate of the Earth. It's not pretty.
The Superstition of Progress
June 13, 2018
It arouses my nostalgia for a past that never existed; one that might have broadened our perspective on where we are in the cosmos.
Blood Will Out
June 12, 2018
Anyone who actually makes things knows: there’s a gap between the imaginary and the real.