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ESSAY: A biblical flood, a girl's death, and a great-grandfather's legacy
As the ravages of climate change worsen, what kind of ancestors will we be?
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Anand Giridharadas
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WATCH: Trump’s secret police and the force multiplier of fear
Ruth Ben-Ghiat on how ICE’s low-level buzz of terror recalls the methods of autocrats and colonial powers, how to reclaim patriotism, and why Americans…
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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ESSAY: What immigrants eat
(Even sometimes without a fork)
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How to live under Trump II
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The opposite of fascism
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ESSAY: Home of the brave? Really?
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Why is the Democratic Party ghosting us?
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I was going to be brave
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ESSAY: A cure for Trumpism: Radical empathy and radical change
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Just asking more questions
Some thoughts for the week ahead
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When your back's against the wall
NYC's affordability crisis takes center stage in “The Uproar,” The Ink Book Club's third monthly pick.
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Leigh Haber
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Let America be America, breaking up with empire, freedoms and constraints
Weekend reads for July 5, 2025
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The Ink
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Declarations of Independence
Truths and indictments for July 4, 2025
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The Ink
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The Chief Justice is my friend. He's presiding over the end of the rule of law: Conservative jurist J. Michael Luttig
A stalwart of the conservative legal movement issues a stark warning for July 4. And I ask whether Trump is a departure from that movement or the…
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Ryan Lizza
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Judge J. Michael Luttig
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A concentration camp, but with alligators
The rollout of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” isn't just about implementing a sadistic immigration policy. It's about showing it off
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The Ink
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Join us on chat as we discuss The Uproar!
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Leigh Haber
ESSAY: Billionaire do-gooding is out. Naked oligarchy is in
Notes on the Bezos wedding, the Zuckerberg cop-out, and Trump's cruel budget
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Anand Giridharadas
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Is your goodness performative or real?
Karim Dimechkie’s "The Uproar" asks that we pick our poison: hypocrite, poseur, do-gooder — or hero
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Leigh Haber
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