Features
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Staughton Lynd Is Building a New World in the Basement of the Old
The longtime lawyer and advocate on steel, SNCC and carving spaces beyond capitalism. MORE
By Moshe Z. Marvit
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How the Democratic Establishment Beat Back Keith Ellison’s DNC Bid
Despite the setback, progressives remain determined to democratize the party and empower the left wing. MORE
By Cole Stangler
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What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Rural Poverty
Unemployment, depopulation and the legacy of slavery in Jefferson County, Miss. MORE
By Lauren Kaori Gurley
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Our Cotton Colonies
We follow a T-shirt’s supply chain from Burkina Faso to Bangladesh to your local mall—and back again. MORE
By Meta Krese, Photography by Jošt Franko
Act Locally
Culture
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Take Two
Girl, You'll Be a Cannibal Soon
A new French horror film explores identity, coming of age and the various temptations of the flesh. MORE
By Michael Atkinson
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television
The Best Police Money Can Buy
In the Fox series APB, police misconduct doesn’t exist, and privatization and technology can fix any problem. MORE
By Kristian Williams
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books
Toward a Real-Life Zootopia
How a fuller conception of freedom can help humans and others coexist. MORE
By Dayton Martindale
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From the Old Country
View of the Swamp from Across the Pond
As the U.K. barrels toward Brexit, Trump provides Britain with another bizarre spectacle. MORE
By Jane Miller
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Exit Signs
To Form a More Corporate Union
The Land of Enterprise: A Business History of the United States shows that Trump’s greed is no aberration. MORE
By Chris Lehmann