Phony War, Phony Peace
November 21, 2017
Julien Gracq's "Balcony in the Forest" (1958) wonders whether we see too many futures at once.
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The Trash of the System
November 20, 2017
Is the art world total bullshit? Two new films offer an enthusiastic, "Yes!"
Fresh Hell
November 17, 2017
BAN PRISONS.
This entire “Ban Week” series over at Splinter is worth your time, but this installment on prison abolition, and what it means to reimagine the justice system, is excellent.
Vanity Fair seems fun.
The magazine just appointed a new editor—the incredibly ...
How Education Reform Ate the Democratic Party
November 17, 2017
The problem is that the Democrats have little to offer that’s markedly different from what DeVos is selling.
The Grim Circus of Power
November 17, 2017
If it wants to transform the UK’s culture of sexual harassment and assault, Westminster will have to change.
It’s Fun to Be in the DSA!
Welcome to Interviews for Resistance. We’re now several months into the Trump administration, and activists have scored some important victories in those months. Yet there is always more to be done, and for many people, the question of where to focus and how to help remains. ...
The Miseducation of Lady Bird
November 15, 2017
Greta Gerwig's much-praised "Lady Bird" puts us all in a teenage wasteland.
Norms Follow Function
Change is all the things you don’t notice.
23andUs
Recently I’ve been stalked . . .
Sophia, with Love and Hate
November 14, 2017
Meet Sophia, meritocratic bourgeois robot and nationalized citizen of Saudi Arabia.
Why Trump Is an Effective Negotiator
November 13, 2017
Trump negotiates out of neediness. And—in some type of way—it works.
Poison Ivies
Our top institutions of higher learning run bloated endowment funds designed for higher earning—and avoiding scrutiny.