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March 7, 2022
My Norman Mailer Problem—and Ours
Digging down into the roots of white America’s infatuation with Black.
Darryl Pinckney
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February 28, 2022
Let’s Talk About the Taking of Black Land
From Seneca Village to “urban renewal,” the government has claimed Black property—rarely with the “just compensation” promised by the Fifth Amendment.
Elie Mystal
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February 22, 2022
When Socialists Govern
New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is building power in Queens.
Hadas Thier
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February 21, 2022
Why Teachers Are Dropping Out
Covid and the culture wars have turned an exodus of teachers into an emergency.
Jennifer C. Berkshire
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February 8, 2022
The Black Migrant Trail of Tragedies
Immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean who make the dangerous trek across the Americas to the US face racist policies and practices everywhere they go.
Kovie Biakolo
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February 7, 2022
The Town That QAnon Nearly Swallowed
Right-wing demagogues tried to take over a small town in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s how concerned citizens stopped them.
Sasha Abramsky
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February 4, 2022
Must Try Harder: Grading President Biden’s First Year
After a year that began with the Capitol riot and ended with the Covid revival, Joe Biden seems headed toward a remarkably consequential presidency. But whether as a success or a failure remains to be seen…
Robert L. Borosage
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January 26, 2022
Cuba: 60 Years of a Brutal, Vindictive, and Pointless Embargo
Where Obama was willing to try “engagement,” Biden administration policy remains mired in Cold War clichés. The Nation has always believed there is a better way.
Peter Kornbluh
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January 25, 2022
Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy
Can she convince the state’s voters to put her ideas into practice?
Serena Cho
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January 24, 2022
The Making of a Coronavirus-Criminal Presidency
If you want to know how the US ended up in a pandemic with a swindler president who could not be bothered to take basic steps to save lives, don’t start with Trump.
John Nichols