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Posted inTAP
Charlie Peters and the Odyssey of Neoliberalism
Today on TAP: The uses of small magazines in the battle of ideas
Posted inAmerica and the World
Gorbachev, Turgenev, and the Failure of the West
The appreciation of Russian genius is all well and good, but appreciation only gets you so far.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Vinnie, L.A., and Me
Point of personal privilege: Vin Scully (1927–2022) and the romance of words
Posted inWorking in America
The McEntee Moment
For a few years in the mid-1990s, AFSCME President Gerry McEntee (1935–2022) repositioned American labor and restored some of its clout.
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: A Great Voice, and a Good Friend, Leaves Us
Eric Boehlert was the model media critic—and much, much more.
Posted inPolitics
The Dance of Liberals and Radicals
Appreciating the wisdom of Todd Gitlin—and what his insights about the 1960s tell us about the present moment
