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Feature
Bernie Sanders Speaks
In his most revealing interview, the socialist presidential candidate sets out his vision for America.
John Nichols
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Why Philanthropy Won’t Solve the Higher-Ed Crisis
Relying on the rich to make college affordable for poor students reinforces the system that created those inequalities in the first place.
William Deresiewicz
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Gaza’s Mental-Health Crisis and the Trauma of Permanent War
On the anniversary of the 2014 war, Gaza’s kids are still trying to recover from years of cascading violence.
Jen Marlowe
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Will Zephyr Teachout Run for Office Again?
The anti-corruption crusader says we’re in a “once-in-a-century democratic crisis” that demands new leadership.
William D. Cohan
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What a Trial in Pakistan Reveals About Women Who Choose Fundamentalist Islam
Uzma Qayyum’s controversial case set her against the men who would rescue her.
Rafia Zakaria
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Editorial
Why the Presidential Candidates Should Reject Donations From Fossil-Fuel Companies
See which candidates signed The Nation’s call to neither solicit nor accept campaign contributions from any oil, gas, or coal company.
The Editors
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The Roberts Court Tunes In to Democracy, for Once
In the marriage-equality and Obamacare rulings, the justices respected the will of the people—and our Constitution.
David Cole
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Introducing the New TheNation.com
One hundred fifty years ago, The Nation published its first issue. Today, we launch a new site for the next generation of readers.
Richard Kim
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The Historical Roots of Dylann Roof’s Racism
South Carolina’s warped public display of its white-supremacist history confronts South Carolinians, white and black, with a stark message about who rules the state.
Eric Foner
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Column
If Abortion Were About Equality, Would Americans Like It Better?
It is—and that’s the problem.
Katha Pollitt
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Books & the Arts
The Passivity Project
In Rachel Cusk’s fiction, the self is suppressed to the point of destruction.
Alexandra Schwartz
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70,000 Years of Human History in 400 Pages
Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens and the rise of Deep History.
Michael Saler
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Patience and Fortitude
Scott Sherman’s masterful history of the fight to save the NYPL.
John Palattella
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