‘An Eternal Night of Persecution and Death’: Activists Speak Out About Nicaragua’s Crackdown ‘An Eternal Night of Persecution and Death’: Activists Speak Out About Nicaragua’s Crackdown
Despite mass killings and newly authoritarian laws, a diverse opposition says the movement to oust Ortega is far from over.
Aug 17, 2018 / Maia Hibbett
Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer
A jury ruled that the corporation knew Roundup could cause harm, but failed to warn users.
Aug 17, 2018 / Rene Ebersole
Aretha Franklin—Musical Genius, Truth Teller, Freedom Fighter Aretha Franklin—Musical Genius, Truth Teller, Freedom Fighter
Angela Davis, whose bond Franklin offered to post in 1970, says that the singer’s work “helped to shape and deepen a collective consciousness anchored in a yearning for freedom.”
Aug 16, 2018 / Farah Jasmine Griffin
Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges
By rescinding an Obama-era regulation, the administration is giving a green light to agribusiness on protected lands.
Aug 16, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Letters From the September 10-17, 2018, Issue Letters From the September 10-17, 2018, Issue
Poetry, wide open… The poetry editors reply…
Aug 16, 2018 / Our Readers, Stephanie Burt, and Carmen Giménez Smith
Manafort and Gates Manafort and Gates
Their tales of corruption and thieving and fraud Don’t alter the president’s views in the slightest. He’s comfortable boasting, when all’s said and done, That he has attracted the…
Aug 16, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Press Is Under Presidential Attack The Press Is Under Presidential Attack
Calling them “the enemy of the people,” Trump incites violence against any news organization that doesn’t support him.
Aug 16, 2018 / OppArt / Dario Castillejos
Zephyr Teachout for Attorney General of New York Zephyr Teachout for Attorney General of New York
She has the experience, independence and toughness needed to transform the office and combat corruption at all levels.
Aug 16, 2018 / The Nation
Refugees, Immigrants, and Donald Trump: Viet Thanh Nguyen Refugees, Immigrants, and Donald Trump: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Plus Anna Deavere Smith on the school-to-prison pipeline and Rachel Kushner on women in prison.
Aug 16, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener