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Nate Silver Is Making This Up as He Goes

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Oct 30, 2019 Once a principled data journalist, the FiveThirtyEight founder has revealed himself as just another hack spouting off on social media. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

To Defeat Fascism, We Must Dismantle Capitalism

Christian Fuchs / Los Angeles Review of Books Aug 16, 2019 Henry A. Giroux’s new book analyzes the neoliberal fascism that led to Donald Trump’s rule and offers hope that democracy can be saved. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Danger of Poeticizing Horror While Bearing Witness

By Helen Mackreath / Los Angeles Review of Books Jun 21, 2019 Carolyn Forché grapples with what constitutes “poetry of witness” in a memoir about El Salvador on the brink of civil war in the late 1970s. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Critical Thinking Couldn’t Be More Critical

Henry Giroux / Truthdig May 13, 2019 Critical thought and the imaginings of a better world present a direct threat to neoliberalism. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Born Disposable: Trump’s War on Youth

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Jan 18, 2019 The Trump administration views children not as the promise of a future, but as a threat to the present. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )