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Marx the Journalist

James Ledbetter Jacobin
Marx is often remembered as a political economist or philosopher. But he made his mark as a journalist. Marx was never content to sit back and let history take its course; he felt compelled to persuade, to use the workings of the news cycle as bits of evidence that his world view is the most sound.

97 Fatal Encounters: Border Agent Violence Across America

Sarah Macaraeg The Guardian
Members of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.
In the last 15 years agents with the Customs and Border Protection Agency have used deadly force in states up to 160 miles from the border, from Maine to California. These Customs and Border Protection encounters have proven deadly for at least 97 people – citizens and non-citizens – since 2003.

The Original Donald Trump

Frank Rich New York Magazine
The New York Establishment will ignore unscrupulous acts to serve its interests — just look how it treated Roy Cohn, onetime lawyer to the president.

The Pain We Still Need to Feel

Jamelle Bouie Slate
The new lynching memorial confronts the racial terrorism that corrupted America—and still does.