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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Join The New Yorker’s writers and editors for reporting, insight, and analysis of the most pressing political issues of our time. On Mondays, David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, presents con... Read more

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Will the End of Affirmative Action Lead to the End of Legacy Admissions?

Will the End of Affirmative Action Lead to the End of Legacy Admissions?

The practice of legacy admissions—preferential consideration of the children of alumni—has emerged as a national flash p... Read more

14 Aug 2023

29mins

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The One-Per-centers Pushing Democrats to the Left

The One-Per-centers Pushing Democrats to the Left

Andrew Marantz, in the August 14th, 2023, issue of The New Yorker, wrote about Leah Hunt-Hendrix, a major donor to progr... Read more

9 Aug 2023

38mins

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Emily Nussbaum on Country Music’s Culture Wars

Emily Nussbaum on Country Music’s Culture Wars

The New Yorker Radio Hour: Last month, the country singer Jason Aldean released a music video for “Try That in a Small T... Read more

7 Aug 2023

35mins

Ranked #4

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“This is The Big One”: The Third Trump Indictment

“This is The Big One”: The Third Trump Indictment

The Washington Roundtable: This week, in a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., former President Donald Trump pleaded... Read more

5 Aug 2023

41mins

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How the Wagner Group Became Too Powerful for Putin to Punish

How the Wagner Group Became Too Powerful for Putin to Punish

On June 23, 2023, tanks rolled into Moscow and into the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, and troops surrounded mi... Read more

2 Aug 2023

37mins

Ranked #6

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How to Buy Forgiveness from Medical Debt

How to Buy Forgiveness from Medical Debt

Nearly one in ten Americans owe significant medical debt, a burden that can become crippling as living costs and interes... Read more

31 Jul 2023

13mins

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Hunter Biden and the Mechanics of the “Scandal Industrial Complex”

Hunter Biden and the Mechanics of the “Scandal Industrial Complex”

The Washington Roundtable: This week, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy moved one step closer to calling for Congress to begi... Read more

28 Jul 2023

37mins

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The Historic Battles of “Hot Labor Summer”

The Historic Battles of “Hot Labor Summer”

This summer, the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild are on strike together for the first time in sixty... Read more

27 Jul 2023

34mins

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Adapting Oppenheimer’s Life Story to Film, with Biographer Kai Bird

Adapting Oppenheimer’s Life Story to Film, with Biographer Kai Bird

In making “Oppenheimer,” which opens in theatres this weekend, the director Christopher Nolan relied on a Pulitzer Prize... Read more

24 Jul 2023

18mins

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What Happens if Trump Is Elected While on Trial?

What Happens if Trump Is Elected While on Trial?

The Washington Roundtable: The midsummer Presidential campaign is full of surprises, including a deluge of upcoming lega... Read more

22 Jul 2023

39mins

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