Roy Cohn Did It First
The debasement of American politics didn’t start with Donald Trump.
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Illustration by Cristiana Couceiro* When Milton Friedman Ran the Show
The economist’s free-market ideas, once a reigning consensus, have been marginalized—yet have also left a disconcerting mark.
George Rose / Getty The Long Unraveling of the Republican Party
Three books explore a history of fractious extremism that predates Donald Trump.
Illustration by Paul Spella* The Bitter Origins of the Fight Over Big Government
What the battle between Herbert Hoover and FDR can teach us
Christian Northeast Why Workers Won’t Unite
Globalization and technology have gutted the labor movement, and part-time work is sabotaging solidarity. Is there a new way to challenge the politics of inequality?
Owen Smith
