Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists
Across the US, white nationalists and their sympathizers are running for office—and they don’t need to win to be dangerous.
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Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It
His plutocratic policies have provoked a growing backlash, in the form of teacher strikes and demonstrations from West Virginia and Kentucky to Oklahoma and Arizona.
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A Win and a Loss in Dreamers’ Fight for In-State Tuition
Two opposing decisions in Arizona and New Jersey make clear the importance of local politics for Dreamers.
Julianne HingLaw
The Legal System Needs to Catch Up With the #MeToo Movement
It is nearly impossible to successfully sue for sexual harassment in the workplace—here’s what we can do to change that.
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“There are few places where one can still read courageous journalism. The Nation is one.” - Alec Baldwin
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April 16, 2018, Issue
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Farewell, Robert Grossman
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Why Evangelicals—Still!—Support Trump
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Books & the Arts
Selma and the Unfulfilled Promise of Civil Rights
By Elias Rodriques
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April 9, 2018, Issue
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It’s Time to Stop Fixating on Punishment
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Human Rights Are Not Enough
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Books & the Arts
The Women of Wages for Housework
By Sarah Jaffe
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Politics
What James Comey Gets Wrong About Donald Trump
He’s right that Trump is unfit to be president. He’s wrong about the solution to that problem.
John Nichols
This Political Scientist Says the Left Needs to Battle for Democracy As Viciously as the Right Fights for Power
In a new book, David Faris says it’s time for Democrats to fight fire with fire.
Joshua Holland
Trump’s Attack on Syria Shows the US Still Considers Itself a Global Policeman
Whatever the stated rationale for the air strikes, the bottom line is that they are a violation of international law and of our own Constitution.
Katrina vanden HeuvelFocus on syria
American Air Strikes in Syria Do Nothing to Further Justice for the Victims of the Attack on Douma
There is no legal justification for the current US troop presence in Syria, let alone additional air strikes.
Phyllis BennisTrump Just Launched Another Illegal Attack Against Syria
Administration hard-liners are putting US national-security interests in grave jeopardy.
James CardenNation Voices
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American Laws Can Help Stop Israeli Massacres in Gaza
But first, it will require a movement to push Congress and the president to uphold those laws.
Alex Kane
The Murder of Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Has Exposed 2 Toxic Racisms in France
Along with the rise of anti-Semitism in Muslim and Arab communities, there’s growing hostility to France’s Muslims within the Jewish community, which draws its source in the defense of Israel.
Sylvain Cypel
Is a Modern Chinese Navy a Threat to the United States?
China’s rising presence in the Indian and Pacific oceans has far-reaching implications for our world order.
Alfred W. McCoyOpp-Art: Dispatches from the resistance
Culture
The Missed Opportunity of the Kerner Report
A new history recovers the forgotten legacy and radical implications of the Kerner Commission.
William P. Jones
Joyce J. Scott’s Coexisting Forces
Scott’s art is unabashedly political, broaching subjects like guns, racism, and misogyny. It’s also gorgeous, rich with tactile materials, color, and an attention to light.
Jillian Steinhauer
Harry Mathews’s Framed Stories
Multiple meanings always simmer under the surface of his writing, but in The Solitary Twin, they’re more hidden.
Alina CohenWatch and Listen
Listen: Barbara Ehrenreich: What’s Wrong With ‘Wellness’
Plus David Cole on Trump and Mueller, and Katha Pollitt on Stormy and Melania.
April 12, 2018
View: Photos: Who Actually Benefits From Meals on Wheels?
And why did the Trump administration think it was a good idea to cut funding for these vital programs?
March 30, 2018
View: ‘A Border Control Official Sexually Abused Me’
Aura Hernández fled to the US seeking safety. Instead, she was sexually abused by a border patrol agent.
April 2, 2018
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