The 2016 Nation Student Writing Contest The 2016 Nation Student Writing Contest
Entries will be accepted through Monday, September 26, 2016.
Jul 28, 2016 / StudentNation / Peter Rothberg
Elizabeth Warren’s Urgent Plea at the DNC Elizabeth Warren’s Urgent Plea at the DNC
An interview with the Massachusetts senator in Philadelphia.
Jul 28, 2016 / Ari Rabin-Havt
Can Hillary Clinton Convince America That She’ll Fight the Rigged System? Can Hillary Clinton Convince America That She’ll Fight the Rigged System?
At her speech tonight, Hillary needs to convince working-class voters that she “gets it.”
Jul 28, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Democrats Are Branding Themselves as the Party of Inclusion—but Is That Enough? The Democrats Are Branding Themselves as the Party of Inclusion—but Is That Enough?
Missing from this picture is any sustained acknowledgement of economic pain.
Jul 28, 2016 / Richard Kim
How Bernie Sanders Lost the Platform Fight Over Israel How Bernie Sanders Lost the Platform Fight Over Israel
Despite the best efforts of his delegates, the Democratic Party platform does not mention Israel’s occupation or its settlements.
Jul 28, 2016 / Ali Gharib
Jesse Ball’s Extreme Minimalism Jesse Ball’s Extreme Minimalism
His settings are dark, sketchy, and unrealistic by dint of what’s held back.
Jul 28, 2016 / Sasha Chapin
Unsubstantiated Roger Ailes Rumor Unsubstantiated Roger Ailes Rumor
The phrase that made his female anchors wince Was “Kiss me, and I’ll turn into a prince.”…
Jul 28, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Delegates Are Using the Convention to Make the TPP Politically Unacceptable Delegates Are Using the Convention to Make the TPP Politically Unacceptable
A clear line has been drawn at the corporate-friendly trade deal during this year's convention.
Jul 28, 2016 / John Nichols
Máirtín Ó Cadhain: Found in Translation Máirtín Ó Cadhain: Found in Translation
They way to see the author’s satire of small-village life whole is to see the translations multiplied.
Jul 28, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier
Kill List Kill List
1.At a certain distance, it looks like a poem. 2.Transliterated, maybe, from the Arabic. 3.Short lined. 4.Short lived. 5.At a certain distance, it reads beautifully. 6.What its…
Jul 28, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Amit Majmudar