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A diverse democracy requires us to be able to live near one another, to come together in public space and to engage across differences.

Bernard Rapoport's death at the age of ninety-four has brought to a close one of the storied chapters in the history of American liberalism.

The pursuit of reproductive freedom and civil freedom need to be seen as one and the same.

Laurent Dubois’s Hati: The Aftershocks of History.

Why are we still surprised by Foster Friess, Darrell Issa and Rick Santorum's misogyny?

How can it be that a party with nearly limitless financial resources has such paltry human resources?

Republicans are using the redistricting process to undermine minority voting power and ensure their party's dominance.

Congratulations to the winners of The Nation's sixth annual Student Writing Contest.

Citizenship is not just a duty. It’s a blessing, a gift handed down by generations of forebears.

Reporting on protests is no easy job—just ask the thirty-six reporters arrested while covering the Occupy movement. Do reporters have a right to gather the news?