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What Just Happened in France Is Astounding

The far right was at the gates of power. In the initial round of voting on June 30, Marine Le…

World

Monday Briefing

The left surges in French elections.

World

The Left United to Keep the Far Right From Power. Its Strategy Appeared to Work.

Even as vote counting was still underway across France on Sunday night, one thing was clear: The left-wing coalition called…

News

How Long Does Rice Last in the Fridge? And Other Pressing Rice Questions, Answered

If the social media rumors are true, your leftover rice may be trying to kill you. Experts on the matter,…

Magazine

Why We’re All Living in Matthew Barney’s Sticky, Slimy World

In May and June, Matthew Barney, the visionary artist behind the epic “Cremaster Cycle” film series (1994-2002) and “River of…

News

Can the Left Be Happy?

A crucial moment in the development of modern left-wing culture arrived some time in 2013, when Ta-Nehisi Coates, reading books…

World

A Watershed Moment for the Politics of Israel, Courtesy of Chuck Schumer

Republicans have long sought to make Israel a partisan issue, framing their party as the only one truly supportive of…

World

Why Power Eludes the French Left

The signs that a protest is happening in Paris are nearly always the same: the quiet of blocked-off streets; the…

Finance

Your Old 401(k): Out of Sight, Out of Mind and Out of Money

In 2024, more low-balance, forgotten 401(k)s and similar retirement plans could be forced into rollover accounts, which don’t benefit their…

News

What’s Driving Former Progressives to the Right?

In a new essay in the progressive magazine In These Times, the writers Kathryn Joyce and Jeff Sharlet grapple with…

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