Clio Chang
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Past articles by Clio:
I Lost My Job Cleaning Houses and Don’t Know Where I Go From Here
When the pandemic hit, my employers told me, “Do not come right now.” No one paid me for those cancellations. → Read More
How to Save Journalism
The biggest threat to the health of the media industry is Silicon Valley. And the antidote might just be organized labor. → Read More
Why Is Bill de Blasio’s Presidential Dream a Sad Joke?
The mayor of New York City was once a hero on the left. His inability to rouse interest in a run says a lot about him as a politician—as well as the current anxieties of the Democratic Party. → Read More
How GOP Lawmakers Ignore the Will of the People
In 2016, voters passed a raft of liberal ballot initiatives. Now Republicans are throwing them out. → Read More
Megyn Kelly’s Career Trajectory Is a Republican Parable
Kelly rose to fame stoking racial divisions, but now she has a few regrets. Sound familiar? → Read More
An Oral History of the Trump Administration
As told through anonymous quotes from White House and Republican officials → Read More
Is Neo Yokio a Satire of the One Percent? Or a Loving Tribute?
The new Netflix anime series walks a fine line between parody and homage, while hinting at the great show it could become. → Read More
Lindsey Graham Is the Biggest Fraud in the Senate
The architect of a draconian Obamacare repeal bill is proof that there are no more Republican moderates. → Read More
Why Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All Plan Is Good Politics
Liberal opponents of the bill say it is damaged goods. But Sanders’s proposal is a savvy way to push health care reform in a new direction. → Read More
Under Donald Trump, the Poor Have Never Been More Vulnerable
New poverty data from the Census Bureau reveals the extent of the damage that Trump and Paul Ryan could do to America’s neediest communities. → Read More
How Not to Adapt a Manga Classic
Netflix's "Death Note" is a case study in whitewashing a great story so thoroughly that it becomes unrecognizable. → Read More
Yes, Democrats Have a Fundraising Problem
The DNC is lagging its Republican counterpart, largely because of a fractured fundraising system. → Read More
How Democrats Gave Us Trump’s Immigration Nightmare
America’s anti-immigrant, enforcement-first framework has been decades in the making. Can Democrats undo it? → Read More
Charlottesville’s Faces of Hate
The white supremacists of the Trump era have no need to don the hood. → Read More
Tablet Magazine can’t fight ACLU on the merits, so it decided on a smear campaign instead.
On Monday, Liel Leibovitz wrote a piece at Tablet calling out the ACLU for its stance on the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, a recently proposed measure that would make it a felony for Americans to support the international boycott against Israel. Infractions would result in a minimum civil penalty of $250,000 and a maximum criminal penalty of $1 million and 20 years in prison. In response to this… → Read More
Politicon Is the Perfect Media Racket for the Trump Era
Rarely has an event made the connection between politics and entertainment so explicit. → Read More
Trump’s Secret Diplomatic Tool: His Granddaughter
How Arabella Trump's much-flaunted fluency in Mandarin sends a subtle message to China's ruling class. → Read More
How Andrew Cuomo Keeps the Left in Check
There is plenty of room to mount a progressive challenge against the Democratic governor. Why hasn't anyone stepped up? → Read More
Why Urban Dictionary Is Horrifically Racist
The crowd-sourced repository of internet slang is rife with racist and sexist content. But owner Aaron Peckham doesn't seem to care. → Read More
What Killed Single-Payer In California?
If single-payer can't pass with Democratic super-majorities in the Golden State, that raises serious questions about any national effort. → Read More