The Legend of ‘Queen & Slim’ The Legend of ‘Queen & Slim’
Lena Waithe and Melina Matsoukas’s mythmaking, the Safide Brothers’s grotesque romp through New York, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, and more December movies.
Dec 19, 2019 / Stuart Klawans
A Rapist in Your Path A Rapist in Your Path
Street demonstration, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, November 2019. Original lyrics/music by Las Tesis, Chile. Thousands of women are responding to Las Tesis’s call for action, organizing hun...
Live Chat: Watch the Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’ Live Chat: Watch the Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’
Our stellar cast of blogging heads is analyzing and commenting on tonight’s heated Democratic debate.
Dec 19, 2019 / The Nation
When It Comes to Veterans, Democrats Parrot the Right Wing’s Narrative When It Comes to Veterans, Democrats Parrot the Right Wing’s Narrative
The Republican playbook to undermine universal health care begins with their rhetorical attacks on the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Dec 19, 2019 / Suzanne Gordon and Jasper Craven
The Democratic Presidential Debate Must Address Poverty The Democratic Presidential Debate Must Address Poverty
For five debates, I’ve been waiting for just one question about American poverty. There have been zero.
Dec 19, 2019 / Alan Minsky
‘We Were Born From Beauty’: Ocean Vuong’s Graceful Queer Fiction ‘We Were Born From Beauty’: Ocean Vuong’s Graceful Queer Fiction
In the poet’s debut novel, aesthetic experience is a way of constructing meaning in the shambles of history, racism, and colonialism.
Dec 19, 2019 / Rosemarie Ho
Why Public College Should Be Free Why Public College Should Be Free
Private institutions should be forced to compete with free, high-quality public ones.
Dec 19, 2019 / Bryce Covert
The 2010s Radicalized Video Games—and the People Who Make Them The 2010s Radicalized Video Games—and the People Who Make Them
As an increasing number of games began to critique 21st century capitalism, their designers in the US battled for unionization.
Dec 19, 2019 / Lewis Gordon
The House Impeaches Trump The House Impeaches Trump
Trump has abused his power and obstructed Congress, and Wednesday night, the House of Representatives held him accountable.
Dec 18, 2019 / John Nichols
What ‘The New York Times’ Got Wrong on Bolivia What ‘The New York Times’ Got Wrong on Bolivia
By endorsing a military coup against a democratically elected government, the Times betrayed its values and its journalists.
Dec 18, 2019 / Greg Grandin