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Portrait of a Husband, Father and Genocidal Butcher

Heading the SS didn't excuse Heinrich Himmler from his fatherly duties.

Michael Atkinson

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The Poor Don’t Need Pity

In a new book, Linda Tirado elaborates on her viral essay, 'Why I Make Terrible Decisions, or, Poverty Thoughts.'

Joanna Scutts

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David Bowie’s Radicalism

The artist blew our minds wide open.

Sarah Jaffe

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The Rats of Patna

A modest proposal.

Amitava Kumar

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Colonial State of America

In a new book, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz unearths our bloody origins.

Jeremy Gantz

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Scotland: Why One Londoner Is Relieved

It's lucky for U.K. progressives that the Scots didn't secede.

Jane Miller

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A Summer of Rubble

What are we to make of the recent eruptions of violence around the globe?

Jane Miller

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Labor History: The First Factory Strike

In 1824 in Pawtucket, R.I., women weavers led the mother of all strikes.

Joey L. DeFrancesco and David Segal

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A Sense of Life Ending

A long, slow end can be a treasure.

Jane Miller

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Agitpopcorn

Propaganda tells the truth.

Michael Atkinson

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What Is Literature For?

The U.K. removes American classics from required reading lists.

Jane Miller

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Don’t Let Nina Be Misunderstood

The problem with Zoe Saldana playing Nina Simone.

Miriam Petty

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Nationalize the Ivy League

We need to go further than the meritocratic reforms proposed by William Deresiewicz.

Chris Lehmann

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In ‘Snowpiercer,’ Revolution is Brutal—And Necessary

The sci-fi flick doesn't fall into the trap of romanticizing the struggle.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The Yes Men Secure the Homeland

A group of activists—disguised as government officials—get Homeland Security Congress attendees enthused to address climate change.

The Yes Men

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Jan Palach: Prague’s Human Torch

A new film takes a rare look behind the Iron Curtain.

Michael Atkinson

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The Uses of Enchantment

In Enchanted Objects, David Rose rhapsodizes about the coming Internet of Things. But can high-tech objects really reconnect us?

Jessica Stites

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Use Your Words, Wolverine

The bad lessons of superhero movies.

Michael Atkinson

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Piketty and Meatballs

What we talk about when we talk about Capital.

Chris Lehmann

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Artisanal Union-Busting

Whole Foods has attempted to crush anything resembling a union drive among its employees.

Chris Lehmann

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The Summer Movie Road Not Taken

1977's Sorceror was the antithesis of Star Wars, and we could learn from it

Michael Atkinson

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Beyond the Right to Choose

When is 'choice' the wrong approach?

Jane Miller

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The Deal That Never Died

The New Deal's still all around us

Theo Anderson

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Whitewashing Godzilla

The latest adaptation of the classic flick all but ignores the original monster's anti-nuclear message.

Steve Ryfle