Two new films brilliantly depict the increasingly embattled craft of journalism.
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A Progressive, and Persuasive, Case for a Politics of Persuasion
Anand Giridharadas’s ‘The Persuaders’ profiles activists, organizers, and change-makers charting a path to power through changing minds and ‘calling in.’
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The Magic Kingdom Is Tragic for Workers
A new film from Abigail Disney, granddaughter of the co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, takes a look at how workers have been crushed by a new corporate philosophy.
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Altercation: Maggie Haberman’s New Book Puts Trump in Context
The surprisingly good ‘Confidence Man’ actually makes sense of Trump’s rise and his ability to twist the media to his will.
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Confronting Latino Anti-Black Bias
Civil rights lawyer Tanya Katerí Hernández takes up a sensitive but critical subject.
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The Possible World After Globalism
If we can dethrone the reign of Big Finance and Big Tech, what new worlds can we imagine?
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Don’t You Forget About ‘Abbott Elementary’
The show that rejuvenated the network sitcom is a quietly subversive commentary on class politics.
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Vinnie, L.A., and Me
Point of personal privilege: Vin Scully (1927–2022) and the romance of words
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How American Politics Turned Deadly
The explosive consequences of the realignment of the two major parties
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Hollywood’s Role in Stigmatizing Abortion
And its responsibility now