Richard Kreitner
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Cities September 23, 2016
‘The Nation’ Has New Digs
From our new offices crosstown, we can see not only the Hudson River but a good stretch of our own history.
Richard Kreitner
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Cultural Criticism and Analysis May 12, 2016
Let’s Not Forget Socialism in the Resurrection of Socialist Art
William Gropper’s art offers a lasting lesson in how useful pencils and paintbrushes can be in the fight against the exploitation of the many for the profit of the few.
Richard Kreitner
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Racism and Discrimination May 11, 2016
The Roots of Today’s Racism and Police Violence, in an ‘Inconceivably Brutal’ Riot 150 Years Ago
“The police headed the butchery” in Memphis in May of 1866, The Nation reported at the time, “and occupied themselves in shooting down every colored person, of whatever sex, of whom they got a glimpse.”
Richard Kreitner
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Labor Organizing March 31, 2016
We Are Judged by How We Treat the Helpless and the Poor
On his 89th birthday, it’s worth remembering how complicated and controversial Cesar Chavez really was.
Richard Kreitner
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Humor March 15, 2016
This Comedy Duo Is Masterfully Trolling the 2016 Campaign
They haven’t only crashed campaign events for Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, and Hillary Clinton—they shot assault weapons with Rick Santorum.
Richard Kreitner and Thomas Bollier
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Urban Planning and Development March 10, 2016
Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich?
The revitalization of LA’s neglected riverfront has gone from social-justice crusade to money-soaked land grab.
Richard Kreitner
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Election 2016 February 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton and the Anti-Democratic Origins of American Politics
The former secretary of state’s worship of the founders underscores the difference between her and Bernie Sanders.
Richard Kreitner
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Election 2016 February 1, 2016
Humans of the Iowa Caucus
Profiles of 21 voters in the days before the caucuses.
Richard Kreitner and Thomas Bollier
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Jails and Prisons January 28, 2016
The For-Profit Sadism of ‘Incarceration, Inc.’
An article in The Nation thirty years ago was an early warning about the growth of the prison-industrial complex.
Richard Kreitner
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Political Figures January 4, 2016
January 4, 2007: Nancy Pelosi Becomes the First Woman Elected Speaker of the House of Representatives
“She will be aided if others turn up the heat on her, raising their expectations for what Democrats can achieve.”
Richard Kreitner