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The Many Feints of The Sopranos
Inside David Chase’s failed prequel is a better movie straining to get out.
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Blue Bayou: A Bittersweet Victory for Immigrant Activists
Justin Chon’s deportation drama marks a cultural high point for the immigration rights movement. But do progressives still care now that Trump is gone?
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How the Church Stymies Even Pope Francis
The pope has embraced greater social justice—except when it comes to women and sexuality.
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Hucksters on Parade
Today’s CEOs are essentially carnival barkers, induced to yell louder by a corroded business culture.
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The Great Pandemic and the Global Response
A Q&A with Adam Tooze about his new book on the economics of COVID
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Lawful Carnage
Scholar Samuel Moyn and journalist Spencer Ackerman consider the inherent contradictions of the endless war on terrorism.
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Hollywood’s Uprising of Activism
While conventional wisdom suggests that the arts have been depoliticized relative to the 1960s, there’s been a surge of celebrity engagement since the Trump years.
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The Implications of Scarlett Johansson’s Marvel Lawsuit
It’s actually a story about Hollywood labor compensation, and the growing power of streaming services.
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Altercation: Race, Vietnam, and the New Left in Mid-Century
George Scialabba discusses the limits of Louis Menand’s new tome on America in the Cold War era.
