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How Entertainment Mangled Public Discourse

Neil Postman’s jeremiad against TV seems rather quaint today—and not just because he was shouting into the wind and knew it.

By Katha Pollitt

ICYMI: Breaking Down Election 2024

Watch this conversation between The New Republic’s editor, Michael Tomasky, staff writers Matt Ford and Greg Sargent, and contributing editor Nina Burleigh as they digest the election results and the short- and long-term implications for our democracy, rights, and political institutions.

The True Threat to American Retirement

The wealthy don’t want to retire. The middle class can barely afford to. We need a better vision for old age.

By Heather Souvaine Horn

Say Nothing’s Ambitious Drama About an IRA Kidnapping Ends Too Soon

The FX adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s bestseller about the Troubles is a gutting and grand limited series. But it needed more time to do its subject justice.

By Phillip Maciak

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Randy Newman’s Genius for Political Irony

Few singer-songwriters have such fun getting under listeners’ skin.

By Michael Kazin

Beyond the Motherhood Memoir

Ayşegül Savaş’s "The Wilderness" is part of a slew of little books on new motherhood and art—and their tensions.

By Cora Currier

The Woman Who Defined the Great Depression

John Steinbeck based "The Grapes of Wrath" on Sanora Babb’s notes. But she was writing her own American epic.

By Scott Bradfield

Where the Rich Can Buy Secrecy, Evade Laws, and Claim a Slice of Space

From Switzerland to Qatar to Kazakhstan, the countries clamoring to entice the ultrawealthy with a suite of new privileges.

By Casey Michel

AI Scams Are the Point

Propaganda and deceit are a feature of AI, not its downfall.

By Edward Ongweso Jr.

The Man Who Invented the "Psychopath"

Hervey Cleckley wanted to treat the most overlooked psychiatric patients. Instead his work was used to demonize them.

By Camille Bromley

America’s largest documentary festival returns

Sponsored by DOC NYC

DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, returns November 13 – December 1 with in-person and online screenings! Featuring 31 world premieres, over 200 films and events, and some very special guests, DOC NYC’s 15th annual edition will be the most exciting yet! And until October 18, get an All Film Pass – with access to every DOC NYC title playing this year, for a special discounted price. Visit docnyc.net to learn more – tickets and full lineup coming October 10!

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