Guilty, Guilty, Guilty Guilty, Guilty, Guilty
Covid à la Modi. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of April 19.
Apr 23, 2021 / Steve Brodner
Walter Mondale’s Decades-Long Crusade for Fair Housing and the Full Promise of Civil Rights Walter Mondale’s Decades-Long Crusade for Fair Housing and the Full Promise of Civil Rights
To the end of his life, Mondale waged the battle against segregation he had joined as the sponsor of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
Apr 23, 2021 / John Nichols
VIDEO Viet Thanh Nguyen Talks About the Rhetoric of Imperialism and Hate VIDEO Viet Thanh Nguyen Talks About the Rhetoric of Imperialism and Hate
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen joined The Nation for an intimate conversation about the power of language in challenging imperialism, colonialism, and hate; the lo…
Apr 23, 2021 / The Nation
How Border Fascism Explains the Trump Movement How Border Fascism Explains the Trump Movement
Brendan O’Connor, author of Blood Red Lines, discusses a dangerous new strain of far-right nationalism.
Apr 23, 2021 / Q&A / Jared Olson
The American Addiction to Violence The American Addiction to Violence
While a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of murder earlier this week, that verdict alone, though so desperately needed, was woefully insufficient.
Apr 23, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Misinformation Is Destroying Our Country. Can Anything Rein It In? Misinformation Is Destroying Our Country. Can Anything Rein It In?
Trump is gone, but the right-wing media is alive and well—and will further undermine our democracy if we let it.
Apr 23, 2021 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
Notes on Cant—and Other Ways of Saying What We Don’t Mean Notes on Cant—and Other Ways of Saying What We Don’t Mean
A close relative of hypocrisy, cant speech conceals the iron fist of conformity inside the velvet glove of cliche.
Apr 23, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich
Platforms Like Canvas Play Fast and Loose With Students’ Data Platforms Like Canvas Play Fast and Loose With Students’ Data
Many universities have yet to reckon with the data justice implications of learning technologies—now, with online learning the norm, these practices deserve more scrutiny.
Apr 22, 2021 / StudentNation / Britt Paris, Rebecca Reynolds, and Catherine McGowan
Pulling Down the World’s Walls: A Conversation With Harsha Walia Pulling Down the World’s Walls: A Conversation With Harsha Walia
The Nation talked to the author and activist about her new book, Border and Rule, and what a border-free globe might look like.
Apr 22, 2021 / Q&A / John Washington
The Chauvin Verdicts and the Movement That Made Them Possible The Chauvin Verdicts and the Movement That Made Them Possible
Jody Armour on Minneapolis, plus Mark Hertsgaard on Earth Day.
Apr 22, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener