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David Remnick talks with the veteran, mechanic, and union leader, who is running in a closely watched race against a Republican incumbent in a deep-red state
“Euphoria” and “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” are wildly different but equally unrealistic
A class-action lawsuit is challenging the emergency-removal practices of New York’s Administration for Children’s Services
What the “Anti-Weaponization” fund might mean for the President’s most ardent supporters—and why, for some, it might still fall short
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “The Schoolroom on the Second Floor of the Knitting Mill,” by Judy Page Heitzman, and her own poem “Mami at Her Vanity.”
Rapidly shifting reports on a possible agreement to end the war suggest that Trump may not know what he’s doing—and may get far less than he wanted
It wasn’t a banner year for the world’s most important film festival, but there were gems among the twenty-two films contending for the Palme d’Or
Trump says that a deal to end the war with Iran is imminent. On key issues, it’s back to square one—or worse
In a career that spanned more than sixty years, the legendary jazz saxophonist’s name became synonymous with the art itself—and he never stopped pushing the genre forward
Matters of adolescent identity and child welfare loom compellingly large in new festival-premièred films from Marine Atlan, Jordan Firstman, and Cristian Mungiu
All eyes will be on the Republican Senate runoff between the incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. But Tuesday’s runoffs in Texas will feature other key contests
The explorers’ crossing of the continent is America’s most famous camping trip. What was it all for?