Friday

July 23, 2021

The Infrastructure Bill Needs to Succeed Where Tech’s Utopian Promises Failed

Decades of disruption made Silicon Valley rich, but its ideology of technological solutionism failed the rest of us. It’s time to reinvest in public goods.

by Jacob Silverman

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Cuba’s Elites Have Failed Their Country

For decades, they asked the lower classes to sacrifice on behalf of the revolution, while prioritizing tourism. Now protesters are saying they’ve had enough.

by Rebecca Bodenheimer

Pig Cuts Straight Through American Foodie Hypocrisy

The overwrought film from Michael Sarnoski contains a fundamental truth about a very sick industry.

by Jan Dutkiewicz

The Wicked Wit of Shirley Jackson

In her rivetingly funny letters, the author of “The Lottery” transformed the stuff of daily life into magic.

by Jo Livingstone

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After the End of Native Mascots

Once the slurs and caricatures are gone, we’re left to reconcile the erasure, tokenization, and colonization that exist beyond them.

by Nick Martin

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