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A Reporter at Large

Jonathan Ledgard Believes Imagination Could Save the World

His strategies for a more equitable, sustainable future range from practical and humanitarian to fanciful and abstract.

Daily Comment

Trump Tries to Explain What He Thinks “the Hispanics” Want

The President’s supposed insights into the Latino electorate are based on stereotypes related to the dangers he associates with immigration.

Daily Comment

Money Fuels the Fire of Global Warming

What if the banking, asset-management, and insurance industries decided to move away from fossil fuels?

News Desk

Elizabeth Warren’s Crusade Against Corruption

Warren’s message of disrupting corporate influence on government has seen her climb steadily in the polls and has earned her the endorsement of the Working Families Party.

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Spotlight
On Television

“Our Boys” and the Economics of Empathy

The galvanic new series, set in Israel, emphasizes how easily dehumanizing rhetoric can sway vulnerable minds, a theme that should feel uncomfortably relevant to American viewers.

Culture Desk

The Trumpian Origins of New York’s Floating Billboard Problem

The advertising scheme behind a recently banned billboard boat takes a page from Fred Trump’s playbook.

News Desk

Where Does All the Plastic Go?

Roughly one per cent of all the plastic that has ever gone into the ocean is floating on its surface. What happened to the rest of it?

Dispatch

A Haphazard Recovery in the Bahamas

In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, the strongest one in the islands’ recorded history, Floridians with boats and planes began an evacuation that rivalled Dunkirk in its approach.

Watch

The Workplace Pathos of “Party Down”

Not unlike the new film “Hustlers,” this dark comedy follows members of an often overlooked subsection of the service industry as they navigate the indignities of the post-recession work environment.

Our Columnists

In Saudi Arabia, Global Oil Supplies Are in Flames

The attack in the heart of Saudi Arabia on Saturday was audacious; it set a precedent for the targets, tactics, and scope of warfare in the Persian Gulf and has global ramifications.

The Latest

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, September 18th

“Is this cancel culture, Steve? Or is this your manager delivering your annual performance review?”

10:43 A.M.

Travel Adventures Through Other People’s Instagram Stories

I highly recommend the penne pomodoro at Mercato Centrale in Florence. It’s incredibly authentic. You can really sense the unique depth of flavor through the pic.

7:00 A.M.

Kim Deitch Spins His Yarns

Deitch’s graphic recollections lead to one strange episode after another, sweeping the reader down the rabbit hole and into a wonky world of the artist’s own making.

September 17, 2019

A Monstera’s Memoir

“Water me.”

September 17, 2019

An Immigration Attorney at the A.C.L.U. on Fighting Trump’s Asylum Ban

Lee Gelernt says that the recent asylum bans have failed to meet the most basic standards laid out by Congress, which invalidate policies that are “arbitrary and capricious.”

September 17, 2019
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Tables for Two

At the Rebooted Pastis, Stick with the Classics

Keith McNally’s meatpacking-district destination once had a sexy edge, but now it seems merely to blend in.

Books

Edward Snowden and the Rise of Whistle-Blower Culture

In his memoir, he chronicles his life game by game, from Nintendo to the N.S.A.

Dept. of Dynasties

No, James Murdoch Doesn’t Watch “Succession”

After leaving the family empire, Rupert Murdoch’s son is investing in comics, championing Pete Buttigieg, and fighting threats to democracy that sound an awful lot like Fox News.

Fiction

“Wide Spot”

“You never know what’s next, and that is why I can say with all honesty that I am not a depressed person.”

Video

Throwing Shade Through Crosswords

The puzzle creator and film critic Kameron Austin Collins likes to put a little spin on his clues.

Daily Cartoons

Podcasts

Brittany Howard Steps Out

The front woman of Alabama Shakes explains why she had to make a solo record. And Will Hurd, the only black Republican in the House of Representatives, makes for the exit.

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