Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines to Fight the Studio Oligarchy Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines to Fight the Studio Oligarchy
The two major Hollywood unions are joining forces for the first time in 63 years.
Jul 14, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
Gender Inequality Is Driving a Mental Health Crisis in Japan Gender Inequality Is Driving a Mental Health Crisis in Japan
For many Japanese women, social isolation stems from deep economic problems and social inequalities that the Ministry of Loneliness will never address.
Jul 10, 2023 / Karina Piser
Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse
Did the “creative class” learn anything from buying into a product that was obviously destined to flop?
Jul 3, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner
Pakistan’s Crackdown Is “Unprecedented,” Says Imran Khan Pakistan’s Crackdown Is “Unprecedented,” Says Imran Khan
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the embattled former prime minister alleges that American interference was behind his ouster and excoriates the Pakistani ruling coa...
Jun 30, 2023 / Hasan Ali
The Damage Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) Leaves Behind The Damage Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) Leaves Behind
The notorious tycoon and former Italian prime minister is gone, but his toxic legacy remains.
Jun 15, 2023 / Niccolò Barca and Tommaso Grossi
Paul Schrader’s Unlikely Optimism Paul Schrader’s Unlikely Optimism
Master Gardener seems designed to provoke. But in his late age, the filmmaker has settled into an earnest style, fixated on love and second chances.
Jun 15, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
The Case Against Homeownership The Case Against Homeownership
Instead of perpetuating the Ponzi scheme of private property for some, we should be demanding economic security for all.
Jun 5, 2023 / Jane Chung
Truth in the Age of the Deepfake Truth in the Age of the Deepfake
Could our interest in true-crime podcasts and celebrity biopics be telling us something about our collective discomfort with faking it?
Jun 2, 2023 / Marianela D’Aprile
Holding G20 Meetings in Kashmir Fuels Ecocide and Advances India’s Occupation Holding G20 Meetings in Kashmir Fuels Ecocide and Advances India’s Occupation
This week India is hosting G20 meetings in Kashmir—normalizing its military occupation of the disputed region while fueling the ongoing ecocide.
May 22, 2023 / Nazish Qureshi
How Racist Car Dealers KO’d Joe Louis How Racist Car Dealers KO’d Joe Louis
A never-before-published tranche of letters reveals the white-collar racism that prevented the world’s most popular athlete from selling Fords.
May 8, 2023 / Silke-Maria Weineck