No, I Will Not Debate You
Civility will never defeat fascism, no matter what The Economist thinks.
Blood-Spatter Expert in Joe Bryan Case Says “My Conclusions Were Wrong”
Pamela Colloff’s ProPublica/New York Times investigation into the murder conviction of Joe Bryant exposed huge flaws in the prosecution, and now they’re coming to light in court.
Age Appropriate
A personal essay in the Fine Lines series, in which Jen Doll comes to terms with her inner teenager … or whatever.
Overdose and Punishment
The people who supply drugs that lead to overdoses are increasingly being charged with manslaughter using old drug-induced homicide laws. Why?
Ten Translations of Care
Mary Wang recalls the ways in which she and her family in China conspired to hide her grandmother’s cancer diagnosis from her.
How Maya Rudolph Became the Master of Impressions
Caity Weaver profiles actress and comedian Maya Rudolph upon the debut of her new series, “Forever.”
The Real Goldfinger: The London Banker Who Broke the World
Rowland Baring, governor of the Bank of England between 1961 and 1966, found the Bretton Woods system — which controlled the exchange of currency and used gold-backed US dollars as an “impartial” international currency — both unethical and damaging to the City of London. Many agreed. When banker Ian Fraser changed the way the global economy worked, his system allowed for the unprecedented concentration of wealth that we see today, and it created the destructive gap between rich and poor.
The Miracle of the Mundane
In an excerpt from her new essay collection, Heather Havrilesky calls for tuning out the online cacophony telling us we aren’t enough, and tuning in to the soul-affirming, quiet truth of the present moment.
You Owe Me An Apology
“I’m a black woman in America. I have been owed plenty of apologies. I just never believed I deserved to demand one.”
The Trouble with Uplift
Adolph Reed considers how pop culture narratives of Black “inspiration and uplift” featuring a singular (usually male) hero reflect the real-world leadership of Black gatekeepers and talking heads granted legitimacy by “elite opinion-shaping institutions and individuals.” Both, Reed claims, stifle the possibility of political change.
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