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New York City Welcomes Migrants—and Criminalizes Them New York City Welcomes Migrants—and Criminalizes Them

By busing migrants to New York City, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has revealed the inherent contradictions of sanctuary cities, but not in the way he thinks.

Sep 6, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle

Jordan Peele’s Extraterrestrial Americana

Jordan Peele’s Extraterrestrial Americana Jordan Peele’s Extraterrestrial Americana

Telling a tale of cowboys, aliens, and Hollywood, the director's third feature film, Nope, is his most successful cinematic spectacle to date.

Sep 6, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse

It’s Time for Democrats to Stop Undermining Teachers’ Unions

It’s Time for Democrats to Stop Undermining Teachers’ Unions It’s Time for Democrats to Stop Undermining Teachers’ Unions

Unions are key to building multi-racial solidarity and fighting divisive far-right politics.

Sep 6, 2022 / Emelia Gold and Nicholas Rabb

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Letters From the September 19/26, 2022, Issue Letters From the September 19/26, 2022, Issue

Studying ecology... Pipelines to plowshares... Graphic depictions...

Sep 6, 2022 / Our Readers

How Kansas Kept Abortion Legal

How Kansas Kept Abortion Legal How Kansas Kept Abortion Legal

When voters, even in a deep-red state, had the chance to decide for themselves, they protected abortion rights.

Sep 6, 2022 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

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President Biden’s Debt Relief Is Just the First Step President Biden’s Debt Relief Is Just the First Step

Now that the president has canceled student debt once, he can do it again.

Sep 6, 2022 / StudentNation / Eleni Schirmer for The Nation

A skeleton worker with a tie on lays its head on the computer, exhausted.

The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death

Investments in better jobs today mean better retirements tomorrow.

Sep 5, 2022 / Beth C. Truesdale and Lisa F. Berkman

My Name Is Boluwatife Ogunbodede

My Name Is Boluwatife Ogunbodede My Name Is Boluwatife Ogunbodede

Boluwatife is a tongue twister for many Americans, but it holds beauty and power, whether or not you can pronounce it. 

Sep 5, 2022 / StudentNation / Boluwatife Ogunbodede

The Mysteries of Adam Smith

The Mysteries of Adam Smith The Mysteries of Adam Smith

How to understand Adam Smith’s politics

Sep 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Glory Liu

Autocracy and Anti-Abortion Go Hand in Hand

Autocracy and Anti-Abortion Go Hand in Hand Autocracy and Anti-Abortion Go Hand in Hand

Facing defeat at the ballot box, the anti-choice movement is already gravitating toward antidemocratic solutions.

Sep 2, 2022 / Jeet Heer

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