Plus, how a millennial Marxist novel should be, and more...
Thursday
September 2, 2021
It’s High Time We Messed With Texas
From the way it entered the Union, right up through this week, the Lone Star State has been aggressively dragging the country backward.
by Michael Tomasky
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Two Frontline Workers on Day One of Texas’s New Abortion Ban
An abortion provider and a hotline operator warn that S.B. 8 is a proving ground for abortion restrictions around the country.
by Annie Geng and Esther Wang
The GOP Is Building Its Midterm Strategy on a Mountain of Hypocrisy
Despite having contributed to the failure in Afghanistan, Republicans are looking to use it as their central argument in 2022.
by Alex Shephard
How Should a Millennial Marxist Novel Be?
The characters in Sally Rooney’s “Beautiful World, Where Are You” want you to know they considered alternatives to capitalism.
by Jennifer Wilson
Roe v. Wade
’s Days Are Numbered
In the dead of night, the Supreme Court’s conservatives erased abortion rights in Texas—and signaled what they would do next.
by Matt Ford
The Dark Lesson of Elizabeth Holmes’s Theranos Is That Corporate Bullying Works
The Silicon Valley superstar may finally be facing trial, but the fact her company got away with the crimes for as long as they did is still disturbing.
by Timothy Noah
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