
David Faris
David Faris is a professor of political science at Roosevelt University and the author of "It's Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics." He's a frequent contributor to Newsweek and Slate, and his work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Republic and The Nation, among others.
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The world's 10 richest families
In Depth Luxury retailers, hereditary monarchs and the heirs to the Walmart fortune dominate the list of the world's wealthiest clans
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The 8 best hospital dramas of all time
the week recommends From wartime period pieces to of-the-moment procedurals, audiences never tire of watching doctors and nurses do their lifesaving thing
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The 8 best animated family movies of all time
the week recomends The best kids’ movies can make anything from the apocalypse to alien invasions seem like good, wholesome fun
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The 8 best horror series of all time
the week recommends Lost voyages, haunted houses and the best scares in television history
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The 8 best biopic movies of the 21st century (so far!)
the week recommends Not all true stories are feel good tales, but the best biopics offer insight into broader social and political trends
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The 8 best spy movies of all time
the week recommends Excellence in espionage didn’t begin — or end — with the Cold War
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Scoundrels, spies and squires in January TV
the week recommends This month’s new releases include ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Industry,’ ‘Ponies’ and ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’
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A modern ‘Lord of the Flies,’ a zombie sequel and Jodie Foster’s first French-speaking lead role in January movies
the week recommends This month’s new releases include ‘The Plague,’ ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ and ‘A Private Life’
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A running list of US interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean after World War II
in depth Nicolás Maduro isn’t the first regional leader to be toppled directly or indirectly by the US
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What is Donald Trump's net worth?
In Depth The AI and crypto booms aren't just propping up the US economy and stock market — they are also making the president and his family orders of magnitude wealthier
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13 Gen Z workplace terms and phrases
in depth From ‘quiet firing’ to ‘resenteeism,’ there are clues about why employers and employees in America are having such a sad time
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The 8 best comedy movies of 2025
the week recommends Filmmakers find laughs in both familiar set-ups and hopeless places
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The best drama TV series of 2025
the week recommends From the horrors of death to the hive-mind apocalypse, TV is far from out of great ideas
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The 8 best drama movies of 2025
the week recommends Nuclear war, dictatorship and the summer of 2020 highlight the most important and memorable films of 2025
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The 8 best zombie movies of all time
The Week Recommends The undead have been rising and terrorizing audiences since the Cold War
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The 8 best comedy TV series of 2025
the week recommends From quarterlife crises to Hollywood satires, these were the funniest shows of 2025
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The 8 best sci-fi series of all time
the week recommends Imagining — and fearing — the future continues to give us compelling and thoughtful television
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The 8 best action movies of the 21st century
the week recommends Thrills come in many forms, from assassins and spies to regular people fighting for justice
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The 5 best narco movies of all time
the week recommends Cartels from hell and the greasy underside of the international drug trade
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The 9 best dark comedy TV shows of all time
The Week Recommends From workplace satire to family dysfunction, nothing is sacred for these renowned, boundary-pushing comedies
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The 8 greatest heist movies of all time
the week recommends True stories, social commentary and pure escapism highlight these great robbery movies
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The 5 best nuclear war movies of all time
The Week Recommends ‘A House of Dynamite’ reanimates a dormant cinematic genre for our new age of atomic insecurity
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The 5 best political thriller series of the 21st century
The Week Recommends Viewers can binge on most anything, including espionage and the formation of parliamentary coalitions
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The 8 best dark comedies of the 21st century
The Week Recommends From Santa Claus to suicide terrorism, these movies skewered big, taboo subjects
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