The Strand, New York City’s largest independent bookstore, is owned by a millionaire — and the booksellers who work there are all broke.
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Reading with Kiese Laymon’s “Heavy”
“Heavy” confronts generations of Black art.
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Tax the Rich
In this economy, what’s a fair share?
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The Denial Diaries: On #MeToo Men With No Self-Awareness
In a good story, a character suffers, changes, and grows. In real life, women suffer while men double down on their delusions of virtue.
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If the Rich Really Want To ‘Do Good,’ They Should Become Class Traitors Like FDR
“Winners Take All” is an indictment of the insular, Disneyfied world of Ted Talks, “thought leaders” and philanthropy as self-help for rich people. But does it go far enough?
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The Women Who Help Immigrant Women Escape Domestic Abuse
A network of women like Mily Treviño-Sauceda and Valentina are helping Latina farm-worker women escape domestic violence and abuses at work, learn their rights, and connect with social services.
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Querida Angelita
The Mexican teenager who became one Mexican-American family’s maid taught a young woman that el oltro lado, the other side, is as much about class and good fortune as it is an international border.
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How the Border Patrol Threatens Civil Liberties Far from the Border
While ICE makes headlines, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency continues to detain and search American citizens far from the actual border, and it doesn’t need a warrant.
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To Tell the Story, These Journalists Became Part of the Story
In two recent books about immigrant families seeking asylum in the U.S., the authors’ attempts to help become part of their subjects’ stories.
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Lady Gaga, Celeb Profiles, and the Third Remake of “A Star is Born”
Rachel Syme profiles Lady Gaga and dives deep into the mystique and mythology of “A Star is Born.”