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Railroad Companies Almost Inflicted an Economic Disaster on the U.S.

Terri Gerstein and Jenny Hunter Slate
All because they chose profits over humane working policies. What this fight is really about: the persistent difficulty some large corporations have in understanding that their workers are human beings, and not just one more piece of machinery.

Trump’s Last Lackey

Lloyd Green The Guardian
This tell-all tale gives essential background to understanding one of the most notorious figures in modern U.S. politics.

Jean-Luc Godard Was Cinema’s North Star

Richard Brody The New Yorker
The French director did more than transform the aesthetic and the practice of filmmaking—he turned the cinema into the central art form of his time.