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May 20-27, 2019, Issue
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Feature
For decades, abortion was considered a private matter. Now, a Nation investigation shows, women who terminate—or lose—pregnancies are facing prosecution and prison time.
New agricultural methods offer hope of restoring ecological balance.
Editorial
As a Republican-majority court threatens the legal right to abortion, it’s time for states to step up.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, a noted constitutional scholar—and member of the House Judiciary Committee—discusses the question.
Another reader asks how to maintain ties of affection amid leftist infighting.
Cecile Richards, Ai-jen Poo, and Alicia Garza are pushing a “women’s new deal.”
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Column
We are older, grayer, and for the most part, more rotund—but our commitments to left politics haven’t changed.
Books & the Arts
In Algiers, Third World Capital , Elaine Mokhtefi captures a lost world of camaraderie, shared ideals, and frequent miscommunication.
How the Vermont senator went from a third-party independent to a 2020 frontrunner.
The Beach Bum , starring Matthew McConaughey, is all about excess, anarchy, and baby boomers.
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Letters
Wanted: A peace candidate… They’ve had their turn… Not my candidate…