Quinn Slobodian’s new book shimmers with libertarian dreams but fails to demonstrate that zones are splintering national governments.
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Casablanca for Real
The Netflix series ‘Transatlantic,’ on the 1940-1941 rescue of refugees from Marseille, is well worth watching, and contrasting with the shameful neglect of refugees in 2023.
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Days of Plunder
Two new books call ‘private equity’ what it actually is, but neither offers much hope for emancipation from our eternal hostile takeover.
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Why Gun Jokes No Longer Work
Tragedy + Tragedy + Tragedy + Tragedy …
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It Takes a Village for Elder Care, Too
The toll that caring for aging parents takes on their children can be allayed only by expanding our caring networks.
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BlackBerry: When the Tech World Met Wall Street
The new film charts the conflict between making a good product and pleasing investors.
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Mo’Nique’s Moment
Finally getting Netflix to air her special on her terms, the actress and comedian has become a beacon for people, like her, who’ve had to struggle against social norms.
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Held Down by Our Bootstraps
Author Alissa Quart says the myth of American individualism is a poor excuse for inequality.
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‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ and the Case for Radical, Direct Action on Climate
A new film considers what to do when those in power fail to take the problem seriously.
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Reclaiming Black Trauma
Once a spectacle produced by and for white people, Black artists and entertainers now present it on their own terms.
