Austin Frerick’s ‘Barons’ follows the food-industry giants that have cornered giant portions of the market for everything from coffee to chicken thighs.
Books, Arts and Culture
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Social Distortion
On the fourth anniversary of the pandemic, a look at how America pulled apart as the rest of the world pulled together
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A Feel-Good Movie That Almost Makes You Feel Bad
‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ is uplifting and happy-sad. It was a more innocent time.
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The Stories Corporations Tell
Two new histories of American capitalism reveal how alluring narratives have nurtured corporate power.
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It’s the Working Class, Stupid
John Judis and Ruy Teixeira want Democrats to focus on working-class interests and back off cultural radicalism.
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A Cultural Artifact That Meets the Moment
Stephen King’s ‘Under the Dome’ nails how Trumpism functions at the most elemental of levels.
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Bayard Rustin—Out of the Shadows
A new movie, a new book, and an old nonviolent warrior now given his rightful recognition
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Uber and the Impoverished Public Expectations of the 2010s
A new book shows that Uber was a symbol of a neoliberal philosophy that neglected public funding and regulation in favor of rule by private corporations.
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Year in Review: The Visuals
Our art director takes a look at his favorite illustrations, pages, and projects from the last year.
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What Good Were the Video Game Console Wars?
Our writing fellow pines for times when the video game industry wasn’t so consolidated and littered with junk fees galore.