Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Naomi Klein Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Naomi Klein
Join the journalist and social activist in discussion with Nation editorial director/publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel for our weekly virtual series.
May 27, 2020 / The Nation
Would a 2020 NBA Champion Ever Be Seen as Legitimate? Would a 2020 NBA Champion Ever Be Seen as Legitimate?
The basketball season looks like it is going to end at an ESPN complex in Orlando, in front of no fans. Is this legit hoops?
May 27, 2020 / Dave Zirin
There’s Only One Possible Conclusion: White America Likes Its Killer Cops There’s Only One Possible Conclusion: White America Likes Its Killer Cops
There’s a straight line connecting Derek Chauvin to Amy Cooper—and that line is white support of police violence.
May 27, 2020 / Elie Mystal
In Rural America, Opioids Kill Many More Than Covid-19 In Rural America, Opioids Kill Many More Than Covid-19
But the pandemic has made the problem worse, too.
May 27, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer
Gesundheit! Gesundheit!
Taking precautions to their final conclusion.
Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law
Echoing the country’s Black Panther movement of the early 1970s, they’re challenging the false binary of Arab vs. Jew, which the law strengthens.
May 27, 2020 / Jen Marlowe
Universities to Grad Students: Drop Dead Universities to Grad Students: Drop Dead
“Academic workers worldwide perform the labor that makes our institutions run. We deserve basic labor protections, especially during this pandemic.”
May 27, 2020 / StudentNation / Mary Retta
Surviving the Virus, Reading ‘Late Victorian Holocausts’ Surviving the Virus, Reading ‘Late Victorian Holocausts’
Scenes from a pandemic: 9
May 27, 2020 / Dania Rajendra
Birding While Black: Just the Latest Bad Reason for White People to Call Police Birding While Black: Just the Latest Bad Reason for White People to Call Police
In parks across America, bird-watchers and dog owners regularly clash over space. But when a white dog owner called the cops on a black birder, only one was in danger.
May 26, 2020 / Joan Walsh
The Risks of Reopening Sports The Risks of Reopening Sports
Infectious disease expert Dr. Céline Gounder joins the show to talk about the push to reopen sports.
May 26, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin