November 7, 2016, Issue

Feature

The Radical, Grassroots-Led Pirate Party Just Might Win Iceland’s Elections

The hacker-led movement is leading a direct-democracy uprising across Europe.
Paul Hockenos
Why the Gun-Control Movement Fails

Its emphasis on “innocent” victims leaves out the people who need it most: low-income communities of color.
Gary Younge
The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era

Here’s how it fell apart.
LynNell Hancock

Editorial

From Black Lives Matter to the Fight for $15: Why Americans Are in Revolt

Journalist Sarah Jaffe celebrates the social movements that are rocking the country.
Astra Taylor
Amy Goodman: ‘The State Cannot Stop This Journalism.’

Goodman goes free as a North Dakota judge concludes that covering the Dakota Access Pipeline is not a crime.
Lizzy Ratner
Bad Apples

What will it take to end favorable tax treatment for multinationals?
Arthur Goldhammer
The Slide Toward War With Russia

In recent weeks, tensions have risen to a truly dangerous level. We must renew dialogue now.
The Nation
Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate in Ashtray-Binding

The poetry in Dylan’s music has always been something different from the language on the page that we associate with poets.
David Hajdu
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Books & the Arts

Yde Girl

Julian Gewirtz
Democracy’s Revenge

What political scientists and policy journalists often miss about American politics.
Timothy Shenk
Four Standouts From the New York Film Festival

I Am Not Your Negro, Moonlight, 13th, and I Called Him Morgan.
Stuart Klawans
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