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Author Thomas Frank predicted the modern culture war, and he was right about Donald Trump, but don’t expect political leaders to pay attention to his n…
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Aug 2 629
When universities “professionalized” education, they added a lot more staff, creating new bureaucracies that have now spread into the rest of instituti…
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Jul 21 724
We laughed at the Republican busybody who couldn't joke, declared war on dirty paintings, and peered through your bedroom window. Now that person has s…
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Jul 20 935
Another long week in the all-stick, no-carrot revolution
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Jul 10 727
On America's birthday, celebrating the corporate-sponsored revolution
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Jul 4 683
A few thoughts on America’s smash-hit #1 guide to egghead racialism
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Jun 28 1,829
A flurry of newsroom revolts has transformed the American press
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Jun 12 557
Crime has been down for decades, but incarceration is still sky-high and brutality cases keep tearing the country apart. Does policing in America need …
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Jun 2 113
The campaign to remove Michael Moore’s new documentary from the Internet – led by Moore’s erstwhile progressive “allies” – is a significant advance in …
Matt Taibbi
May 29 265
The Blue Party’s Trump-era Embrace of Authoritarianism Isn’t Just Wrong, it’s a Fatal Political Mistake
Matt Taibbi
May 15 1,436
A plan to help homeowners avoid foreclosure was good, in principle. In practice, it’s pushed the mortgage business toward yet another potential nightma…
Matt Taibbi
May 8 69
As the Covid-19 crisis progresses, censorship programs advance, amid calls for China-style control of the Internet
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Apr 30 782
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