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Friday
November 27, 2020

Is America Trapped in a Caste System?

Isabel Wilkerson compares American racism to structures of oppression in India and Nazi Germany.

By Gaiutra Bahadur

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	A Vacation Enclave in the Hamptons, Two 61-Foot Billboards, and an Endless Fight for Tribal SovereigntyA state lawsuit against the Shinnecock Indian Nation tells a much bigger story about the forces stacked against Native self-determination. By Nick Martin

	How “The Queen’s Gambit” Reimagined Chess Walter Tevis’s novel portrayed an alternative to the Cold War game that Bobby Fischer dominated. Today, the chess world is finally catching up. By J.C. Hallman

	America Is Run by GeezersIn an election between two septuagenarians, the elderly dominated turnout like never before—more than offsetting a surge in the youth vote. By Timothy Noah

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	How Weird Was Frank Zappa?Alex Winter’s new documentary about the musician fails to capture his deeply conventional streak. By John Semley

	How Newsmax Became Trump TVChris Ruddy’s conservative cable news network is gaining viewers by telling them Trump can still win. By Alex Shephard

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