Plus, whether a socialist can be Buffalo's mayor, and more...
Friday
June 18, 2021
The IRS Could Be a Force for Social Good
Republicans rigged the IRS in favor of the rich. Biden can revive the agency to serve the rest of us.
by Jacob Silverman
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Meet the Villain of
In the Heights
: Alexander Hamilton
The protagonist of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s most famous musical helped build the world in which his modern-day heroes are struggling to live.
by Natalie Shure
The Fatal Flaw in Joe Manchin’s Voting Rights Package
It starts with “F” and ends with “ilibuster.”
by Matt Ford
Can the Socialist Mayor Rise Again?
India Walton is running to be the next leader of her beloved Buffalo. But what she really wants is to revive a tradition of social democracy in America’s great cities.
by Danielle Tcholakian
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Moving to Janet Malcolm’s America
In unflinching prose, Malcolm described the ordinariness of American life and the erratic impulses beneath the surface.
by Laura Marsh
The Performative Rhetoric of “Allyship”
Why so many white Americans claim to be “allies” in the fight for racial justice
by John Patrick Leary
In the Malcolm Archives
Four writers reflect on the legacy of Janet Malcolm, who died this week at 86.
by Sarah Weinman, Corey Robin, Laura Marsh and Kyle Chayka
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