Letters From the September 12-19, 2016, Issue Letters From the September 12-19, 2016, Issue
Portrait of the artist as an old man… Yes, black lives matter… Not-so-neo-Nazism…
Aug 25, 2016 / Our Readers
France Has a Strange Concept of Feminism—and Secularism France Has a Strange Concept of Feminism—and Secularism
Local bans on “burkinis” aren’t only wrong—they’re counterproductive.
Aug 25, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Your Nationalism Can’t Contain Me Your Nationalism Can’t Contain Me
I’ve held three passports and claimed many identities, all at once. I am the future of citizenship.
Aug 25, 2016 / Feature / Aminatta Forna
Private Prison Companies Are Embracing Alternatives to Incarceration Private Prison Companies Are Embracing Alternatives to Incarceration
They’ve hijacked the language of reform—but for them, it’s still business as usual.
Aug 23, 2016 / Joshua Holland
There’s a Bigger Problem at the Border Than Trump’s Proposed Wall There’s a Bigger Problem at the Border Than Trump’s Proposed Wall
We live in fear of Trump’s plan for the Mexican border—not realizing that much of it already exists.
Aug 23, 2016 / Todd Miller
How Obama Helped Lay the Groundwork for Trump’s Thuggery How Obama Helped Lay the Groundwork for Trump’s Thuggery
His refusal to prosecute torturers and his Wild West assassination of bin Laden show how moral complacency can all too easily degenerate into full-blown corruption.
Aug 23, 2016 / Rochelle Gurstein
On Private Federal Prisons, a Victory for Independent Journalism On Private Federal Prisons, a Victory for Independent Journalism
This victory shows that reform is still possible, citizen movements and independent journalism still matter, and decent officials can make a difference.
Aug 23, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Are There So Many Women in Jail? Why Are There So Many Women in Jail?
The number of women in jails has skyrocketed over the past four decades.
Aug 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen
This Is Why I Come to Work Every Day This Is Why I Come to Work Every Day
Even in the age of Trump, facts still can and do matter. Our work is to ferret them out and wield them as tools for reform.
Aug 19, 2016 / Kai Wright
The Justice Department Will End All Federal Private Prisons, Following a ‘Nation’ Investigation The Justice Department Will End All Federal Private Prisons, Following a ‘Nation’ Investigation
Our yearlong probe uncovered dozens of questionable deaths and years of dire warnings from internal monitors.
Aug 18, 2016 / Seth Freed Wessler