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2016: Year in Review
December 27, 2016
Brandon Harris
2016 Was the Year Black Cinema Pivoted
Black indie directors were tapped for studio blockbusters, and some of the most interesting films about black characters were made on the margins.
December 20, 2016
Lovia Gyarkye
The Words That Defined 2016
The language we used was a reflection of our dark, disturbing year.
December 15, 2016
Laura Reston
For Women in Politics, the Glass Ceiling Is Now Higher Than Ever
Will Hillary Clinton’s loss discourage a new generation of women from running for office?
December 14, 2016
Nicole Narea
After 2016, Can We Ever Trust the Polls Again?
Data was a rare source of clarity in the 2008 and 2012 elections. In 2016, it failed catastrophically.
December 14, 2016
Sarah Jones
The Year in Faux Protests
Donald Trump should have spurred liberals to fight. Instead, they bought a lot of swag.
December 13, 2016
Theodore Ross
The Year Everyone Realized Digital Media Is Doomed
No one has figured out how to make internet journalism profitable. And in 2016, it showed.
December 12, 2016
Graham Vyse
The Year Nothing Mattered but Donald Trump
Brexit, the Panama Papers, Zika—almost nothing could bump Trump off the front page in 2016.
December 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
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Clio Chang
The Year in Things We Already Forgot
A guide to the incidents that fleetingly transfixed us in 2016.
December 8, 2016
Sarah Jones
The Year Silicon Valley Went Morally Bankrupt
Tech moguls want to remake the world, but in 2016 they behaved as if they owe us no explanation for their decisions.
December 7, 2016
Nicole Narea
Can the Constitution Survive Donald Trump?
Trump's proposals during the campaign were notable for flouting basic legal principles that have guided the republic for years.
December 7, 2016
Jeet Heer
Forever Trump: How the GOP Capitulated to a Monster
Most of Trump's fiercest foes in the Republican Party have backed down, giving Trump full rein to remake the party in his image.
December 6, 2016
Clio Chang
How the Trolley Problem Explains 2016
One philosophical meme told the story of this year's major news events.
December 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
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Laura Reston
Trump’s Political Lesson: Humiliate, or Be Humiliated
Humiliation was the driving force of a presidential election in which the rules of decorum were laid to waste.
December 5, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The Year That Culture Disappeared
Donald Trump drowned out nearly every cultural event in 2016. And it’s only going to get worse.
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