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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Delivers a Lesson in Decency
The language of the U.S. Congress is rarely vivid. In calling a colleague to account on Thursday, the first-term Democrat provided a rare exception.
Trump’s Mental Health Is a Test for America
Why does the President want to raise the issue of his own cognitive capacity in the midst of a campaign he is already losing?
Trump’s Fake Solution to the Fake Crisis in Portland
Federal agents dressed as soldiers have only rejuvenated demonstrations for Black lives.
The Long Game of Coronavirus Research
Warp-speed vaccine trials grab our attention, but more deliberate work is just as urgent.
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The Picnic Baskets of the Pandemic
Bubby’s craggy fried chicken, Café Kitsuné’s frilly ham and Gruyère on baguettes, Otaku Katsu’s sando set, and more blanket-ready fare.
Tracy K. Smith, Marilyn Nelson, and Terrance Hayes on Poetry in Our Times
In a special episode of the Poetry Podcast, Tracy K. Smith, Marilyn Nelson, and Terrance Hayes join Kevin Young to read their work, and to discuss its relationship to protest and liberation.
Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race and “Cancel Culture”
The writer discusses what the Harper’s letter aimed to accomplish, his concerns about Black Lives Matter, Twitter, and the media’s focus on COVID-19 mortality rates among people of color.
“Yes, God, Yes”: A Remarkable First Feature About Sexual Rebellion
Starting from a familiar premise—a teen-ager’s sexual awakening—the director Karen Maine uses composed yet imaginative visual and sonic textures to develop the film into a vivid, varied comedic drama.
Jamaica’s Risky Reopening to Tourism
Opening its borders to American tourists puts the country’s population at risk.
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Is It Time to Defund the Department of Homeland Security?
In recent years, the department’s enforcement agenda—including the recent incursion in Portland—has fallen into the direct service of President Trump’s reëlection efforts.
Trump to Throw Out First Amendment at Yankee Stadium
“Obama was President for eight years and never threw out an amendment,” he said. “What a loser.”
Memo to the Staff of This Paint-and-Sip Establishment
Do people really need to unwind with a glass of Pinot Grigio while they re-create classic works of art under expert guidance, now, in these uncertain times? Yes. Emphatically, yes!
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Eye-Catching Art for an Unprecedented Summer, in “Monuments Now”
The outdoor exhibition at Socrates Sculpture Park includes Jeffrey Gibson’s kaleidoscopic ziggurat “Because Once You Enter My House, It Becomes Our House,” performances by indigenous American artists, and more.
From 2014: The Rise and Fall of Cesar Chavez
How the labor leader disserved his dream.
From 1967: Columbia’s Overdue Apology to Langston Hughes
Seven months after the death of the Black writer, Professor James P. Shenton acknowledged at a memorial, “For a while, there lived a poet down the street from Columbia, and Columbia never took the time to find out what he was about.”
From 1948: “The Lottery”
“The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions; most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around.”
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U.S. Representative Ocasio-Cortez Gives Remarks After Being Accosted by G.O.P. Lawmaker Ted Yoho
In a speech on the House floor, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Ted Yoho’s profane slur on the Capitol steps is part of a larger problem faced by all women.
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Chance the Rapper’s Art and Activism, and the Perils of Prison Reform
David Remnick talks with the hip-hop star about political change at the local and national levels. And two prison abolitionists talk about reforms that may do as much harm as good.
