Sunset Pool Sunset Pool
Things are where we wanted them to be. These cutouts—blue—on the city, spread Like holes in the folds of a map: I walk Into them, little frames of a sequence In which I am a person…
Mar 22, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Amadon
Why Trump’s Call to Execute Drug Dealers Matters Why Trump’s Call to Execute Drug Dealers Matters
Prosecutors across the country are already applying Trump’s “tough" approach through the use of drug-induced-homicide laws.
Mar 22, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter
Puzzle No. 3161 Puzzle No. 3161
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Bowing abjectly, Republican breaks in support of the government (9) 6 Almost make a connection involving love? Tha…
Mar 22, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Congress Keeps the Gun Industry Happy Congress Keeps the Gun Industry Happy
Lawmakers continue their inaction on gun laws. On March 24, Americans around the country march for change.
Mar 22, 2018 / OppArt / Eric Hanson
The World of ‘Crime and Punishment’ The World of ‘Crime and Punishment’
A new translation captures the painful backdrop of Dostoyevsky’s classic: the poverty, crime, and violence that shaped much of everyday life in 19th-century St. Petersburg.
Mar 22, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson
Why Evangelicals—Still!—Support Trump Why Evangelicals—Still!—Support Trump
If you leave out the part about him being a corrupt, immoral con man and bully, there’s lots for them to like.
Mar 22, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Farewell, Robert Grossman Farewell, Robert Grossman
His cover art, cartoons, and comic strips delighted Nation readers for decades.
Mar 22, 2018 / Victor Navasky
Hey, Democrats Are Actually Running to Win! Hey, Democrats Are Actually Running to Win!
Joan Walsh on the Democrats’ new strategy, Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, and Anna Deavere Smith on the school-to-prison pipeline.
Mar 22, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Under Trump, ICE Has Become a Vast, Cruel Bureaucracy Under Trump, ICE Has Become a Vast, Cruel Bureaucracy
Children seeking asylum are being separated from their parents for no good reason.
Mar 22, 2018 / Column / Laila Lalami
The 7,383-Seat Strategy The 7,383-Seat Strategy
Taking inspiration from Virginia, Democrats are finally running to win in the states. But will the party make room for a different kind of candidate?
Mar 22, 2018 / Feature / Joan Walsh