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Letters From the November 1/8, 2021, Issue Letters From the November 1/8, 2021, Issue

Our carbon bootprint… The forgotten forever war… Fuzzy math… Feminism: left and white? (web only)…

Oct 19, 2021 / Our Readers and Rafia Zakaria

Art at the Border of Power and Ecology

Art at the Border of Power and Ecology Art at the Border of Power and Ecology

Miguel Fernández de Castro’s multimedia works reveal the ties between money, migration, and environmental disaster.

Oct 19, 2021 / Feature / Max Pearl

Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Was Designed to Fail

Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Was Designed to Fail Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Was Designed to Fail

The commission was set up to give the president and Senate Democrats cover for total inaction on court reform, and its draft findings do just that.

Oct 18, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Welcome to the USA

Welcome to the USA Welcome to the USA

Abortion is health care, guns are death…

Oct 18, 2021 / OppArt / Judy Polstra

“The Nation” Launches “Going for Broke With Ray Suarez,” a New Podcast Hosted by the Veteran Broadcast Journalist

“The Nation” Launches “Going for Broke With Ray Suarez,” a New Podcast Hosted by the Veteran Broadcast Journalist “The Nation” Launches “Going for Broke With Ray Suarez,” a New Podcast Hosted by the Veteran Broadcast Journalist

In partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, our latest podcast is about what it’s like to be failed by the promise of the American Dream—as well as radical possibi...

Oct 18, 2021 / Press Room

Jessica Johnson and Albert Oldcrow, two of the three hosts of Beyond Bows and Arrows

“Beyond Bows and Arrows”: Indigenous Radio in Texas “Beyond Bows and Arrows”: Indigenous Radio in Texas

Two hours of escape and connection.

Oct 18, 2021 / Pauly Denetclaw

When Sleep Deprivation Compounds the Struggle of Being Unhoused

When Sleep Deprivation Compounds the Struggle of Being Unhoused When Sleep Deprivation Compounds the Struggle of Being Unhoused

Lori Yearwood hadn’t thought much about sleep—until she found herself homeless, and unable to catch a wink.

Oct 18, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Jonathan Franzen’s God

Jonathan Franzen’s God Jonathan Franzen’s God

A multigenerational saga about a Midwestern family, Crossroads is like most of Franzen novels—with one exception: Every plotline leads to the big guy himself.

Oct 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Rumaan Alam

Mark Zuckerberg stares down at his lap

Mark Zuckerberg Knows Exactly How Bad Facebook Is Mark Zuckerberg Knows Exactly How Bad Facebook Is

Whistleblower testimony proves the social media giant is harmful and dishonest, and can't be trusted to regulate itself.

Oct 18, 2021 / Column / Jeet Heer

How NOT to Talk About Race

How NOT to Talk About Race How NOT to Talk About Race

The right wants to convince America that critical race theory is a sinister program of indoctrination.

Oct 18, 2021 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams

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