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The Murder That Threatened to Divide the Two Harlems
After a Barnard student was stabbed to death in Morningside Park, long-timers and gentrifiers feared they’d find themselves at odds.
Joan Walsh
The Other Epidemic
Public health insights are reshaping our understanding of how violence spreads.
Jack Herrera
Editorial
The Supreme Court Has Given Its Blessing to Public Corruption
With its Bridgegate decision, the Supreme Court put another nail in the coffin of our corruption laws.
Elie Mystal
Democracy Dies in Dysfunction
There are clear steps we can take now to ensure fair and functional elections in November—but time is quickly running out.
John Nichols
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The Nation
Can Britain Survive Boris Johnson?
After Corbyn, after Covid, the Labour Party struggles to break through.
Gary Younge
Comix Nation
Matt Bors
Finding Humor When ‘Shit Is So Terrible’: A Conversation With Samantha Irby
We talked to the writer and comedian about privacy, blogging, chronic illness, and how to actually enjoy social media.
Rima Parikh
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Column
Trump’s New Press Secretary Fits Right In
Everywhere you look, the president has appointed people who undermine their job’s essential reason for being.
Eric Alterman
Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly
They saw themselves as entitled to police the movements, motivations, and ultimately, the right to exist of a black stranger.
Kali Holloway
Barr Drops the Case Against Flynn
Calvin Trillin
Books & the Arts
How Does One Tell the Story of Asian America?
Cathy Park Hong’s
Minor Feelings
grapples with the contradictions of Asian American experience in order to tell a story of solidarity.
Jane Hu
What Are the Roots of Global Inequality?
At over 1,100 pages, Thomas Piketty’s new book offers us not only a history of economic injustice but also a program aimed at making it disappear.
Cole Stangler
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