The appreciation of Russian genius is all well and good, but appreciation only gets you so far.
Books
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: Ron DeSantis Is an Honest-to-God Semi-Fascist
And it’s past time for the mainstream media to say so.
Posted inBooks
How American Politics Turned Deadly
The explosive consequences of the realignment of the two major parties
Posted inBooks
The Enablers of Predatory Capitalism
How free-market economists, central bankers, rapacious CEOs, and free-trade diplomats undermined the New Deal order
Posted inAmerica and the World
Altercation: New York Times Headline Whitewashes Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
America’s most influential news source bends over backward to shade the truth about the bullet that killed the beloved Palestinian American journalist.
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: Will the Oligarchs Who Own the U.S. Media Save Democracy? Don’t Bet on It.
CNN’s move to the ‘center’ is more bad news for news the country can really use.
Posted inWorking in America
Philadelphia Art Museum Workers Struggle for a Contract
Two years after winning a union vote, workers are still negotiating with the cultural icon. They’re raising the pressure on management.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Altercation: Is Brookings a ‘Liberal’ Think Tank or a Big-Money Lobbyist
The case of its abruptly resigned leader highlights its dependence on big money from the Gulf.
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: What the Death of Newspapers Really Means
What fills the void is what’s threatening democracy.
Posted inBooks
The Pain Profiteers
Two new books reveal the distortion of the U.S. health care system by financial operators.
