Sketches of Iran
The arrest and death of a young Iranian woman by the morality police prompts the poet Esther Kamkar to consider her exile from home.
Battle Over Wage Rules for Tipped Workers Is Heating Up
The New York Times
A system counting tips toward the minimum wage is being fought in many places.
This Family Made Billions While Killing Half A Million
The Sacklers Purdue Pharmaceuticals are responsible for the opiate painkiller Oxycontin–which is nearly entirely responsible for the opioid addiction epidemic. This is how they got away with it by exploiting byzantine corporate and financial law.
The Problem of Gender in Arkansas | Jon Stewart
Jon asks the Attorney General of Arkansas to explain why the state took health care decisions about gender-affirming care out of parents’ hands, overriding the guidelines of every major medical organization.
The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales | Movie
A feature-length, personal essay documentary by filmmaker and philanthropist Abigail Disney that grapples with America’s profound inequality crisis, beginning with Abigail's encounters Disney workers struggling to put food on the table.
Crime Reporting | John Oliver
John Oliver discusses the outlets that cover crime, the incentives that drive them, the flawed sources they rely upon, and an alternative name for Miss Piggy.
The Trump Allies Who Invoked the Fifth Amendment | Liz Cheney
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., says the “key task” of bringing former President Donald Trump to testify about the attack on Jan. 6 still remains as the Jan. 6 committee presents its findings on Oct. 13.
The Vote To Subpoena Trump Shows Democrats Have Found Their Fighting Spirit
The Guardian
Democrats finally seem to realize that accountability is more important than risk avoidance
Getting To Know the Cubans: Khrushchev Meets the Castro Brothers
National Security Archive
For the first time in any language the National Security Archive is publishing a translation of the first meeting between Khrushchev and Raul Castro on July 18, 1960, providing new insight into what each side wanted, expected and promised.
Angela Lansbury Was a Brilliant Actor and a Comrade
Jacobin
Angela Lansbury, who died this week at 96, was a proud socialist who achieved enormous success in film, theater, and TV. Yet her astonishing range was botched by the Hollywood studio system — preventing her movie career from flourishing even more.
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