Economy / October 2, 2023 Lawmakers May Finally Update Strict SSI Rules That Keep Families in Poverty Asset limits in the program have created a system in which millions of people cannot save money for their families or their future. Rebecca Cokley Ad Policy (Shutterstock) An earned entitlement program may have its first “upgrade” in…
Books & the Arts / October 2, 2023 A Multitude of Selves Teju Cole and the forking paths of autofiction. Teju Cole and the Forking Paths of Autofiction In Tremor, the novelist and critic explores the limits of storytelling itself. Tope Folarin Ad Policy Illustration by Julie Benbassat. This article appears in the October 16/23,…
Books & the Arts / October 2, 2023 The Liberal Heart A magazine’s revolt against the new. Liberties: A Magazine in Revolt Against the New Tolerance, rigor, open-mindedness, and a willingness to countenance doubt and contradiction apparently are all values the magazine champions in theory but tends to ignore in practice. David Klion Ad Policy…
Books & the Arts / October 2, 2023 Mirror Worlds Naomi Klein and her doubles. Naomi Klein’s Quest to Understand Her Double In her new book, a case of mistaken identity reveals how life online and off has become more and more polarized. Laura Kipnis Ad Policy Illustration by Angelica Alzona. This article appears in…
Politics / October 1, 2023 Congress Hits the Snooze Button to Stop Shutdown—for 45 Days Democrats temporarily bailed out flailing GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy but underlying chaos remains. Jeet Heer Ad Policy House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, speaks to reporters at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on September 30, 2023….
Politics Today 5:52 pm You Made Your Bed, My Kevin. Now Toss and Turn in It. You Made Your Bed, My Kevin. Now Toss and Turn in It. McCarthy’s desperation to keep the House speakership is driving the country toward shutdown. And he isn’t doing too well himself. Joan Walsh September 29, 2023 The US…
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Politics / September 29, 2023 Why the Mainstream Media Loved Trump’s Fake Pro-Workers Rally A combination of horse race journalism and anti-union bias led to absurd reporting. Jeet Heer Ad Policy What’s wrong with this picture? Although Trump held his rally at a non-union plant, the media reported it on a parallel with President Biden’s…
Politics / September 29, 2023 Dianne Feinstein’s Empty Seat After the California senator’s death, the balance of power in American politics is left uncertain. Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) at a Senate Judiciary Business Meeting in the Senate Dirksen Office Building on Capitol Hill, May 2023. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times…
