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Does democracy have the flu -- or cancer?
A conversation with Rory Stewart, a British writer, scholar, and diplomat who tried his hand at electoral politics in the age of populism and emerged…
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The secret immigrants keep, even from themselves
A conversation with Prachi Gupta, author of the debut memoir "They Called Us Exceptional," about the lies and unspoken truths beneath the "American…
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From the Trump indictment to an "anti-authoritarian age"
A conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, scholar of authoritarianism and democracy
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The illness he is
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We are falling on our face because we are jumping high
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It can happen here. It is
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Is this how Russia ends?
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Noam Chomsky wants you to vote for Joe Biden and then haunt his dreams
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The Ink is hiring!
Announcing our search for a managing editor. Is it you or someone you know?
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A commencement address
On rewriting the rules, redefining ambition, and reclaiming the idea of America
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Weekend reads — and a masterclass in messaging against hate
Happy Sunday! We have a great collection of links for you today: on how the Republican Party may have miscalculated in betting on intolerance; on a…
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Trump, Biden, and the question of who owns "freedom"
My discussion last night with Lawrence O'Donnell
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[UNLOCKED] Roni Mazumdar's American dream
He built a buzzy Indian restaurant empire in New York. Now he wants to change the meaning of being Indian
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Roni Mazumdar's American dream
He built a buzzy Indian restaurant empire in New York. Now he wants to change the meaning of being Indian
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Weekend reads — and the last song on earth
Happy Saturday! We have a great collection of links for you today: on why Jordan Neely’s murder reflects America’s present descent into 1861, pre-Civil…
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OPEN THREAD: Who has changed your mind?
When was the last time you changed your mind about something? Not about your preferred socks, but something major. For me, one example is the organizers…
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When bank runs go viral
An interview with the co-author of a new study on how social media amplified the Silicon Valley Bank collapse -- and the new risks it poses to the…
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