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Chris Lehmann

July 24, 2013

Behold, the machinery of our representative government, spinning gloriously in reverse! It’s true that Speaker of the House John Boehner is now on record with the claim that the accomplishments of his party caucus are better measured on the basis of the bills that its members ...

David Graeber “Defiantly Having Fun” at The Baffler no. 22 Release Party

David Graeber

May 02, 2013

“They’re trying to get back to the idea of having actual intellectuals again.” Contributing editor David Graeber discusses the current state of the American intellectual at the April 6th launch party for Baffler no. 22 and his new book, The Democracy ...

Richard Stallman Responds to Morozov’s “Meme Hustler”

Richard Stallman

April 22, 2013

Dear Editor, I am honored by Evgeny Morozov’s description of the Free Software Movement, but I would like to correct a few specific points. 1. “Open source” did not replace the Free Software Movement. We are still here, still spreading the idea that the users ...

Ira Glass’s Fact Problem

Eugenia Williamson

April 12, 2013

A year after This American Life retracted Mike Daisey’s partially fabricated story about visiting an Apple manufacturer in China, the public radio program once again faces charges of lackadaisical fact-checking. This time around, the allegations concern a recent story This ...

April 4 Mail Date

March 29, 2013

Good news from our indomitable publisher: The Baffler 22, Modem and Taboo, hits the mails on Thursday (April 4) and will begin reaching you, our subscribers, three or four business days later. If you haven’t subscribed, you’ll miss our latest installment of awful ...

Baffler Party

March 06, 2013

  The Baffler and MAKE present “Don’t Forget to Eat!” at the Plough & Stars this Friday, March 8 from 5:30 p.m. till 7 p.m., in honor of AWP 2013. There will be music, boozing, and schmoozing, plus some fun semi-literary performances by Baffler and ...

Žižek on Seduction

February 13, 2013

Hey, Valentine, here are a few snippets from an interview with Slavoj Žižek conducted by Baffler editor in chief John Summers and contributing editor David Graeber. SUBSCRIBE NOW and be the first to read the rest in the upcoming issue. Žižek: A seduction—to be ...

Aaron Swartz, 1986–2013

John Summers

January 12, 2013

The Baffler’s contributing editor Aaron Swartz committed suicide on January 11. Only 26 years old, Aaron’s accomplishments, both technical and political, were stunning, as detailed elsewhere. And his interests and talents were amazingly diverse, as displayed on his blog, Raw ...

Ken Kurson, Just Named Editor of the New York Observer

January 04, 2013

This salvo by Josh Mason from Baffler No. 9 in 1997 discusses former punk rocker Ken Kurson and his career pitching stock picks and mutual funds: “Green was conceived because its editor is frequently asked about finance by friends, coworkers and relatives, a diverse ...

From 2001 Baffler No. 14: Mike Newirth on Gun Control

December 16, 2012

“Death Travels West, Watch Him Go” by Mike Newirth Here’s an extraordinary essay by Mike Newirth on the gun culture, the massacre culture, and the Market, tragically relevant today even though we published it in The Baffler way back in 2001. It’s ...

Baffler 21 Release Party — Nov 27 in NYC, with John Summers, Thomas Frank, and Julie Klausner

November 15, 2012

On Tuesday, November 27 at 7 p.m., Baffler editor JOHN SUMMERS will host a release party for issue 21 at Housing Works Bookstore (126 Crosby Street New York, NY 10012) featuring a round of “Ayn Rand: The Game Show.” The game takes place in a future where libertarians ...

July 20: The Baffler at the 8th Annual Printers’ Ball

July 15, 2012

  Friday, Jul 20, 6:00PM–11:00PM The Ludington Building 1104 South Wabash Avenue The Printers’ Ball is coming back to the future! Join thousands of readers, writers, and artists from around the planet for the greatest literary party in the galaxy—a one-night ...