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The Political Scene Podcast
How Bad Is It?: Why an Antifascism Scholar Fled the Country
As the Trump Administration casts Antifa as a terror threat, its sweeping definition of extremism sets the stage for right-wing campaigns against dissenting voices.
ICE and the Smartphone Panopticon
A new wave of digital tools has emerged to help citizens monitor Trump’s crackdown. But internet surveillance can also be used against you.
Nicholas Thompson and the Art of the Run
The Atlantic C.E.O.—and author of “The Running Ground”—discusses four books about how demanding physical pursuits can change your life.
When the Government Stops Defending Civil Rights
The Department of Education’s abandonment of traditional civil-rights litigation has effectively transported parents back in time, to the era before the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
When a Crackdown Involving the I.R.A. Backfired, Comically, in “The Ban”
In 1988, when the British government declared that the voices of Sinn Féin or I.R.A. leaders were not to be heard, broadcasters soon discovered a loophole.
In Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” a Vast Vision Gets Netflixed Down to Size
The latest reanimation of Mary Shelley’s classic tale, starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, is a labyrinthine tour of a filmmaker’s career-long obsessions.
Trailer: “Blood Relatives”
Five family members, murdered. A sixth in prison for life. It’s one of Britain’s most infamous crimes. But did the justice system get it wrong? “Blood Relatives,” a six-part series from In the Dark, is coming on October 28th.
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