Democrats
Will Democratic Court Nominations Live Up to Biden's Promises?
In spite of signs of increased diversity, some Democrats have insisted on sticking to a pro-corporate agenda.
Aída ChávezCoronavirus
Loss Runs Like a River Through My Life
On grief’s unequal racial burden, and the Internet as a vehicle to negotiate survival and turn collective grief into collective action.
Malkia Devich-CyrilUS Wars and Military Action
The Real Welfare Cheats Are War Profiteers
We’re squabbling over Social Security, while the government lavishes infinitely more money on the arms industry.
Rebecca GordonLatest from The Nation
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Kamloops Indian School
Yesterday 5:45 am The Right
The Right’s War on History and Truth
Yesterday 5:30 am Society
What’s Joe Biden’s Plan for Education?
Yesterday 5:00 am World
Iran’s Incredible Shrinking Democracy
Yesterday 5:00 am Humor
Star Wars: The Phantom Manchin
Yesterday 5:00 am Higher Education
‘Critical Race Theory’ at a Big Sports School
Politics
How Unite Here Turned the West’s Biggest Red State Blue
Arizona was pivotal in the 2020 presidential election. Its shift was no accident.
Sasha Abramsky
The Right’s War on History and Truth
The United States may be on the verge of an even greater historical cover-up than that of the Tulsa massacre.
Ben Jealous
What’s Joe Biden’s Plan for Education?
Rather than forge a new path, so far Biden has simply dusted off the tired playbook employed by centrist administrations from George H.W. Bush to Barack Obama.
Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneiderpride
The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave
Who fought for queer freedom a century before Stonewall.
Channing Gerard JosephGay Pride Doesn’t Mean Gay Liberation
LGBTQ visibility is crucial, but it shouldn’t be confused with LGBTQ rights.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
World
Do African Lives Matter?
The response of the outside world to the latest disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo suggests the answer is no.
James North
In Honduras, US Efforts to Deter Migrants Add Danger, Costs
Critics warn that increasing militarization of the border here just means more bribe money, more corruption—and pushing more migrants into the arms of traffickers.
Jared Olson
Iran’s Incredible Shrinking Democracy
For the first time, Iran’s presidential election outcome has been predetermined.
Dostmohammad PunjabiNation Voices
Culture
Raoul Peck’s World
In Exterminate All the Brutes, Peck offers a bold new history of colonialism and violence.
Ed Morales
The Unwritten History of Black Performance
Poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book undertakes an ambitious task: contextualizing the scope and scale of a people’s cultural expression.
Kelton Ellis
Joan Didion’s Long View
Her new essay collection, Let Me Tell You What I Mean, captures what about her writing feels at once seductive and illusory.
Haley MlotekWatch and Listen
Listen: Letting Trans Athletes Tell Their Story
The director and producer of Changing the Game join the show to talk about their acclaimed documentary.
June 8, 2021
Listen: White Politics and Black History in Tulsa
David Perry on the Tulsa Race Massacre commemoration, plus Katha Pollitt on Jordan Peterson’s advice for men.
June 3, 2021
