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…
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…
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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…
Dispatch / September 29, 2023 50 Years Ago, My Family Fled Chile. This Year, I Returned. I went to Chile for the anniversary of the 1973 coup to trace the country’s painful history—and my own. Mara Marques Cavallaro Ad Policy Presente!: Marques Cavallaro holding a photo of her grandmother. (Pablo Unzueta) This article appears in…
Politics / September 29, 2023 This Might Be the Most Cringeworthy “Impeachment” Inquiry in US History The GOP investigation into Joe Biden is so weak that even their own witnesses were skeptical. Awkward! John Nichols Ad Policy Ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., cites quotes by Republican members as Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., looks on,…
Town Called Malice / September 29, 2023 Americans Have Already Lived Through a Shutdown While Republicans threaten to bring the government to a halt, Democrats are caving in to the austerity measures they demand. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite, File) This article appears in the October 16/23, 2023 issue, with…