WATCH LIVE: The Election After Gaza WATCH LIVE: The Election After Gaza
A conversation considering the ethical and strategic questions of voting amid Israel's US-backed war on Gaza.
May 17, 2024 / Conversations With ‘The Nation’
Black Twitter’s Homegoing Black Twitter’s Homegoing
A new Hulu docuseries about Black Twitter wants to be a tribute piece to Black millennial intellectual and creative output. But what it becomes is something else entirely.
May 17, 2024 / Hanna Phifer
The GOP Platform 1-5 The GOP Platform 1-5
Ask my wife.
May 17, 2024 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner
4-Day School Weeks Are a Raw Deal for Kids—and Their Parents 4-Day School Weeks Are a Raw Deal for Kids—and Their Parents
The money-saving measure happening in districts throughout the country leaves too many kids without anything to do—or in some cases, anything to eat.
May 17, 2024 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
Drawing the 1968 Columbia Protests Drawing the 1968 Columbia Protests
I sketched the student protests at Columbia University nearly 60 years ago. Here is what I saw.
May 17, 2024 / OppArt / Burton Silverman
What Was That Bizarro Louisiana Voting Rights Decision All About? What Was That Bizarro Louisiana Voting Rights Decision All About?
In a topsy-turvy ruling, the conservatives on the Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to use a VRA-compliant congressional map while the liberals dissented.
May 17, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Trapped by Domestic Violence Trapped by Domestic Violence
Street art in Oaxaca, Mexico.
It’s Not Too Late for Democrats to Win Back Rural Voters It’s Not Too Late for Democrats to Win Back Rural Voters
Putting together a Democratic majority in 2024 requires winning back some portion of the rural working class. The good news is that it can be done. Here’s how.
May 17, 2024 / Rethinking Rural / Erica Etelson and Anthony Flaccavento
Don’t Believe the Pundits: Gaza Is a Political Disaster for Biden Don’t Believe the Pundits: Gaza Is a Political Disaster for Biden
Some observers say the war isn’t that big a deal in the 2024 campaign. Here’s why they’re so wrong.
May 17, 2024 / Joshua A. Cohen
Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives. Why Won’t Governor Hochul Authorize Them? Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives. Why Won’t Governor Hochul Authorize Them?
Across New York, overdose deaths are skyrocketing. But state officials are stalling on an evidence-based model that works.
May 17, 2024 / Adam Smith-Perez