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In the 2020 Election, Everything Happens and Nothing Matters
If a pandemic that has killed nearly two hundred thousand Americans can’t significantly hurt Trump’s support, can anything?
New Polls Suggest the Presidential Race Is Still Joe Biden’s to Lose
Recent polls suggest that President Trump is facing the same basic challenge that confronted the Republican Party in the 2018 midterms: a majority of voters don’t like him or approve of the job he is doing.
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“Tenet” is Dazzling, Deft, and Devoid of Feeling
Christopher Nolan’s latest film bears the hopes of an industry desperate to get people back in theatres, but grandeur is no guarantee of impact.
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Examining the Case for Looting
A conversation with the writer and activist, whose new book alarmed liberals and conservatives.
Teachers in Texas Are Fighting for Their Lives
As the state moved to reopen in-person instruction, educators began organizing online and protesting across the state.
A Community Organizer Takes on White Vigilantism
When armed men attacked Black Lives Matter protesters in Philadelphia, a local activist recognized his neighbor among the mob and decided to confront him.
The Streets of Kenosha and the National Stage
After the violence came mourning, defiance, and distortion.
The Emptiness of the Live Virtual Concert
Watching Megan Thee Stallion perform with such gusto, without reciprocity from an audience, felt like a compact had been broken. Meanwhile, Lil Uzi Vert treated the spectacle as what it was: a dress rehearsal for real life.
Sima Taparia’s Matchmaking Business Booms in Lockdown
The star of the Netflix reality series “Indian Matchmaking” is actively trying to match more than a hundred clients, who come with such demands as “good-natured,” “not a lawyer,” and a working knowledge of geographic phenomena.
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