For the NFL, It Was ‘Choose Your Side Sunday’
Donald Trump thought targeting NFL players with his racialized venom would be smart politics. He was wrong.
Dave ZirinPolice and Law Enforcement
4 Disabled People Dead in Another Week of Police Brutality
Police don’t need better training; they need to stop treating noncompliance as justification for violence.
David M. PerryClass
The False Promise of Macron’s Labor Reforms
The French president’s proposed labor code would have grave consequences for workers.
Cole StanglerGender and Sexuality
A New Study Debunks the NRA’s Claim That Guns Protect Women
Women are 100 times more likely to be killed by a man with a gun than to use a firearm in self defense.
George ZornickLatest From The Nation
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The Fragile, Toxic Masculinity of Donald Trump
His comments about NFL players reveal just how divisive and narcissistic the president really is.
Dave Zirin
September 22, 2017
How to Lose Elections and Influence People
September 21, 2017 War on Terror
Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career
September 21, 2017 Budgets
The GOP’s Latest Obamacare Repeal Push Isn’t Really About Health Care
September 21, 2017 Health Care
On Graham-Cassidy, Republicans Are Either Stupid or Dishonest
September 21, 2017 Foreign Policy
Trump Has Given Russia Hawks Little to Complain About
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In the Manning Affair, Harvard Once Again Demonstrates Its ‘Liberal’ Values
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Books & the Arts
Blaming the People
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Politics
Debating ‘What Happened’
Our 2016 election correspondents take on Hillary Clinton’s controversial new memoir.
Joan Walsh and D.D. Guttenplan
How Trump Has Normalized the Unspeakable
He has legitimized bigotry and given the imprimatur of a major political party to criminal violence.
Sasha Abramsky
How to Lose Elections and Influence People
Labour may have lost the election, but it laid the foundation for a more progressive UK.
Gary YoungeFeature
Can Black Lives Matter Win in the Age of Trump?
You could be forgiven for thinking the movement has gone quiet. But you’d be wrong.
Dani McClainOn June 1, the right-wing blogger and avowed white supremacist Jason Kessler and other alt-right activists met for dinner on the patio of Miller’s Downtown, a popular burger joint in Charlottesville, Virginia. The dinner was two weeks after white nationalists had gathered in the city’s Lee Park, wielding torches as… Continue Reading >
Nation Voices
Climate disasters
Communities Hit by Hurricane Irma Still Need Your Help
Long after the national media move on, communities in the Caribbean and Florida will be doing the hard work of rebuilding.
Glyn PetersonClimate Denialism Is Literally Killing Us
The victims of Hurricane Harvey have a murderer—and it’s not the storm.
Mark HertsgaardNatural Disasters Call for Good Governance, Not Charity
Trump promised to donate $1 million to Harvey relief efforts—while dismantling the government we all rely on.
Laila Lalami
Culture
Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’
In today’s confused, commercial, and not-quite-intellectual environment, the phrase “female gaze” functions in varied ways, according to its users’ needs.
Alina Cohen
Frederick Wiseman’s World of Institutions
In his 42nd film, the documentarian examines the New York Public Library from both his Olympian and activist perspectives.
Stuart Klawans
The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism
As a set of policies and as an ideal for a more pluralist society, it has failed not because of recent waves of immigration but because of how Europeans view their own culture and national traditions.
Joan W. ScottWatch and Listen
Listen: How Sports Can Unlearn Toxic Masculinity
Cleaning up youth sports culture in America and standing alongside teammates of color.
September 19, 2017
View: The Borderlands’ Human Stain
Photographs that capture the traces of violence that have plagued the US-Mexico border for generations.
July 27, 2017
Watch: VIDEO: People in Denmark Are a Lot Happier Than People in the United States. Here’s Why.
When governments provide benefits and services that allow its citizens to thrive, everyone wins.
July 17, 2017
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