Capitalism's Comeback: Making America Great Again?
Former fast food CEO Andrew Pudzer says the Trump administration is good for capitalism. And capitalism is good for all.
Books
H. Jon Benjamin On How To Fail Your Way To Success
The voice of "Archer" and "Bob's Burgers" has a new memoir ... all about failure.
CNN's Jake Tapper On McCarthyism, Trump And The 'Jar Jar Binks Principle'
Tapper's new novel, The Hellfire Club, takes place in 1954 during Sen. Joseph McCarthy's Communist "witch hunt" — a time he describes as "very resonant" with the current political climate.
Filtering American History Through A 'Brown' Lens
Kevin Young's new book of poetry, Brown, is colored by memories from his family and childhood, U.S. history and black culture.
Superparents Break The Fourth Wall In 'Eternity'
Cosmonauts Abram and Myshka have traveled the universe and gained superpowers — but in Eternity, they face a new challenge: Parenthood. (And an epic conflict over the destiny of their super-kid.)
'Insane': America's 3 Largest Psychiatric Facilities Are Jails
Alisa Roth's new book suggests U.S. jails and prisons have become warehouses for the mentally ill. They often get sicker in these facilities, Roth says, because they don't get appropriate treatment.
How America's White Power Movement Coalesced After The Vietnam War
Author Kathleen Belew says that as America's disparate racist groups came together in the 1970s and '80s, the movement's goal shifted from one of "vigilante activism" to something more wide-reaching.
In 'You Think It, I'll Say It,' Middle-Aged Moms Get Some Respect
Curtis Sittenfeld's new collection gives sustained, compassionate attention to the inner lives of women — middle-aged, middle-American, moms — who are often dismissed and devalued in fiction.
Kevin Young Examines All Things 'Brown'
Poet Kevin Young's new book is titled Brown. Using everything from elementary school to baseball to R&B music, Young examines race and culture through poems.
Fear, But Forever, As 'The Handmaid's Tale' Returns
The second season of Hulu's Emmy-winning series returns on Wednesday, more consumed than ever with the effects of not only living with violence, but anticipating it unendingly.