Politics Today 10:00 am What’s at Stake in the MAGA Shutdown Threats What’s at Stake in the MAGA Shutdown Threats The immediate specter of a shutdown has abated, but the GOP’s appetite for destruction remains intact. Max B. Sawicky October 2, 2023 Florida Representative Matt Gaetz exits a GOP caucus meeting about the federal budget….
Politics Today 10:37 am The Perils of My Kevin The Perils of My Kevin House Speaker Kevin McCarthy averted a government shutdown with massive help from Democrats. Will he save his job the same way? Joan Walsh October 2, 2023 House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 30, 2023. (Francis…
October 2, 2023 “Your Body Suffers”: The Unremarkable Pain of an Auto-Assembly-Line Worker Vehicle-manufacturing jobs grind down workers’ bodies. Is it time for a 32-hour week? Sarah Lazare Ad Policy Line workers work on the chassis of full-size General Motors pickup trucks at the Flint Assembly plant on June 12, 2019, in Flint, Mich. (Jeff…
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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