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April 1, 2021
The Eternal Quest for the Unicorn Apartment
Why we gawk at stories about rent-controlled apartments, and how the basics—a secure, affordable roof over one’s head—became the stuff of fantasy
By Marie Solis
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Why Would Anyone Pay Andrew Cuomo $4 Million for a Book?
Books by politicians sell badly and are quickly forgotten, yet the publishing industry spends shovelfuls of cash on them.
By Alex Shephard
Biden Is Too Worried About the Deficit, Not Worried Enough About Climate Change
His infrastructure plan was supposed to be his big shot at climate legislation. It’s not nearly enough.
By Kate Aronoff
The “Root Cause” of Central American Migration Is Broken U.S. Policies
Migrants are fleeing their home countries in large part because of conditions that the United States helped bring about.
By Felipe De La Hoz
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The Haunted Imagination of Alfred Hitchcock
How the master of suspense got his sadistic streak
By John Banville
Mass Incarceration Draws Its Own Maps and Creates a Country in Its Image
Prison gerrymandering, in which incarcerated people are designated as residents of the areas where a prison or jail is located, is a system of strategic disenfranchisement.
By Kiran Misra
A Rust Belt City’s New Working Class
Heavy industry once drove Pittsburgh’s economy. Now health care does—but without the same hard-won benefits.
By Scott W. Stern
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