Must a Palestinian Win an Oscar for the World to Care When He’s Attacked? Must a Palestinian Win an Oscar for the World to Care When He’s Attacked?
The assault and arrest of Ballal Hamdan is horrendous, but the framing of the incident reproduces the idea that some lives are more worthy of defense than others.
Mar 27, 2025 / Sleman Altehe
Bombing Yemen: Signalgate Deserves to Be a Major Scandal Bombing Yemen: Signalgate Deserves to Be a Major Scandal
But the assault on Yemeni civilians the hapless conspirators discussed in their private chat group is an even bigger disgrace—though so far the press haven’t paid much attention.
Mar 27, 2025 / Phyllis Bennis
Feminism Against Itself Feminism Against Itself
Sophie Lewis grapples with the ways the feminist movement has harbored prejudices and abetted wrongdoing in Enemy Feminisims.
Mar 27, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Grace Byron
In Fred Moten’s Music, Theory Is Put Into Practice In Fred Moten’s Music, Theory Is Put Into Practice
In the poet’s recent musical projects, he has pushed the sonic potential of verse to its limits.
Mar 26, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Nate Wooley
Roxane Gay on What Feminism Can Do in This Moment Roxane Gay on What Feminism Can Do in This Moment
An interview with the best-selling author about her latest project, The Portable Feminist Reader.
Mar 25, 2025 / Q&A / Sara Franklin
The Concrete Poetics of Mary Ellen Solt The Concrete Poetics of Mary Ellen Solt
Her writing toed the line between fine art and poetry, asking readers to think of language as a multidimensional tool of communication and politics.
Mar 25, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Alyse Burnside
Trump’s Threat to Canada Won’t Be Defeated by Centrist Nostalgia Trump’s Threat to Canada Won’t Be Defeated by Centrist Nostalgia
You can’t fight fascism with cozy memories.
Mar 24, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Brooklyn Dodger 1, Draft Dodger 0 Brooklyn Dodger 1, Draft Dodger 0
Donald Trump picked on the wrong athlete. Even though Jackie Robinson died in 1972, last week he bested Trump in a contest about the role of racism and the civil rights movement.
Mar 24, 2025 / Peter Dreier
The Art of Separating: A Conversation With Haley Mlotek The Art of Separating: A Conversation With Haley Mlotek
The Nation spoke with the author No Fault, a genre-bending examination of marriage and divorce that is one-part cultural history and one-part memoir.
Mar 24, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Gracie Hadland
JFK Assassination: The Final Secrets JFK Assassination: The Final Secrets
The release of the John F. Kennedy papers sets a standard for transparency that must also be applied to the current administration.
Mar 21, 2025 / Peter Kornbluh