July 18-25, 2016 Issue

Cover art by: Steve Brodner. Top to bottom: Nicola Sturgeon, David Cameron, Queen Elizabeth II, Alan Johnson, Michael Gove, Peter Mandelson, Arron Banks, Theresa May, Nigel Farage, George Galloway, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, and Hillary Benn.

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Teach for America Has Gone Global, and Its Board Has Strange Ideas About What Poor Kids Need

In India, school funding is sorely lacking, but Teach for India just wants to transform attitudes.
George Joseph
This Group Pioneered the Fight for $15. Can They Transform the Fight for Affordable Housing Too?

New York Communities for Change wants to remake New York in a more equal image.
Sarah Jaffe
The GOP’s War on Voting Is Working

Wisconsin and Minnesota are case studies in the difference between Republican and Democratic rule.
Ari Berman
The Grassroots Movement to Dump Trump

Anti-Trumpism is now a cause capable of bringing thousands of people out to protest.
Sasha Abramsky
If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time

We’re proud that we’ve survived. But we should be honest about the costs.
Mychal Denzel Smith

Editorial

The Supreme Court’s Dramatic Left Turn

Scalia’s death and Kennedy’s willingness to change his mind had enormous consequences.
David Cole
Britain Is in Danger of Becoming a Zombie State

There is one path back from the abyss—but it’s a narrow one.
D.D. Guttenplan
How Brexit Could Avert a New Cold War

Could the people’s vote force the EU to lighten its destructive austerity and lead NATO to reconsider its increasingly reckless posture toward Russia?
Katrina vanden Heuvel
What the Democrats Must Learn From Brexit About Free-Trade Deals

Sanders and Clinton are right to oppose the TPP, and the Democratic Party should do the same.
John Nichols
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Column

Brexit Divorce Proceedings

Calvin Trillin
More Bad News for Newspapers

A new report reveals a deepening crisis for democracy as digital media hasten the decline of print.
Eric Alterman
The 2 Things Britain Can’t Leave in the EU

Hint: They’re both real problems that Brexit has likely worsened.
Gary Younge

Books & the Arts

Instagram and the Fantasy of Mastery

A “look” is a kind of instant style: quickly executed and dispatched, immediately understood and overcharged with incident. It is time for a new view.
Ricky D’Ambrose
The Big Friendly Director

Steven Spielberg, who has never shown much interest in human-scaled cinema, makes his self-portrait three stories tall in The BFG.
Stuart Klawans
15 Short Texts in Search of Hilla Becher

One of the creations of her and her husband’s artistic partnership was the seemingly perfect fusion of their visions.
Jana Prikryl
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London calling… Sign of the times?… Connecting the dots… Left to her own devices?… Live long and… prosper?… GOP Humpty Dumpty…
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July 18-25, 2016 Issue

Feature

In India, school funding is sorely lacking, but Teach for India just wants to transform attitudes.

New York Communities for Change wants to remake New York in a more equal image.

Wisconsin and Minnesota are case studies in the difference between Republican and Democratic rule.

Anti-Trumpism is now a cause capable of bringing thousands of people out to protest.

We’re proud that we’ve survived. But we should be honest about the costs.

Editorial

Scalia’s death and Kennedy’s willingness to change his mind had enormous consequences.

There is one path back from the abyss—but it’s a narrow one.

Could the people’s vote force the EU to lighten its destructive austerity and lead NATO to reconsider its increasingly reckless posture toward Russia?

Sanders and Clinton are right to oppose the TPP, and the Democratic Party should do the same.

GET UNLIMITED DIGITAL ACCESS FOR LESS THAN $3 A MONTH!

Column

A new report reveals a deepening crisis for democracy as digital media hasten the decline of print.

Hint: They’re both real problems that Brexit has likely worsened.

Books & the Arts

A “look” is a kind of instant style: quickly executed and dispatched, immediately understood and overcharged with incident. It is time for a new view.

Steven Spielberg, who has never shown much interest in human-scaled cinema, makes his self-portrait three stories tall in The BFG.

One of the creations of her and her husband’s artistic partnership was the seemingly perfect fusion of their visions.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Letters

London calling… Sign of the times?… Connecting the dots… Left to her own devices?… Live long and… prosper?… GOP Humpty Dumpty…

Crossword