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Some Advice for White People on Halloween

Some Advice for White People on Halloween Some Advice for White People on Halloween

Do not wear blackface—ever.

Oct 29, 2020 / Elie Mystal

What We Call Freedom Has Never Been About Being Free

What We Call Freedom Has Never Been About Being Free What We Call Freedom Has Never Been About Being Free

Annelien de Dijn’s new book looks at how the modern conception of freedom emerged as an antidemocratic reaction by elites who wanted to curtail state power.

Oct 29, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Donald Trump speaks to Amy Coney Barrett

The Supreme Court Has Never Been on the Side of Working People The Supreme Court Has Never Been on the Side of Working People

If Democrats could acknowledge it’s a political institution, they’d have a chance to harness its power.

Oct 29, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos

Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos

Public intervention. Phone booth, Rivington and Allen Streets, NYC 2020.

Oct 27, 2020 / OppArt / Maia Lorian

A Soundscape of Pure Empathy

A Soundscape of Pure Empathy A Soundscape of Pure Empathy

Kelly Lee Owens’s quietly complex electronic music is defined by its spirit of care.

Oct 27, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Welcome to the Trump Tower of Terror Welcome to the Trump Tower of Terror

Be very afraid.

Oct 27, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Vote for What You Believe In

Vote for What You Believe In Vote for What You Believe In

Words of optimism.

Oct 26, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

‘PEN15’ Is So Good It Hurts

‘PEN15’ Is So Good It Hurts ‘PEN15’ Is So Good It Hurts

How the Hulu show reinvents the coming-of-age story.

Oct 26, 2020 / Quinn Moreland

Checking the Systems That Hold Us Back

Checking the Systems That Hold Us Back Checking the Systems That Hold Us Back

On The Nation’s new podcast, System Check, hosts Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren set about diagnosing and repairing our malfunctioning democracy.

Oct 26, 2020 / Q&A / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

Cancel Culture

Cancel Culture Cancel Culture

The first 500 years.

Oct 22, 2020 / OppArt / Matt Wuerker

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