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Feature
Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
The far-right president’s violent, discriminatory rhetoric has unleashed a rise in attacks on marginalized populations.
Michael Fox
The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’
Residents of St. James are fighting new plastics plants—but some wonder if they should leave before it’s too late.
Mara Kardas-Nelson
Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name
Activists mobilized by this grassroots group had one thing in common: They wanted to fight Trump. Can they agree on what comes next?
Joan Walsh
Editorial
Bernie Sanders Welcomes the Hatred of Billionaires
The Vermont senator sits down with
The Nation
and discusses how we can transform America.
John Nichols
It’s About Time for New York’s Child Victims Act
When it comes to extending the statute of limitations for survivors of abuse, late is better than never.
Katha Pollitt
Greenland’s New Deal
Matt Bors
The Vast Conspiracy Behind Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
No, Epstein was not killed by a cabal of powerful men who wanted to silence him. But his death was part of a larger plot: the US prison system.
Elie Mystal
Remembering Ann Snitow, the Feminist Activist Who Embraced Uncertainty
Writer, teacher, and unstoppable organizer Ann Snitow died on August 10, days after turning in the final draft of her sixth book.
Alix Kates Shulman
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Column
Dear Democrats, the Mainstream Media Are Not Your Friends
Misplaced trust in the media has repeatedly led to disastrous debates.
Eric Alterman
Trump Pressures Israel to Deny Entry to Two Members of Congress
Calvin Trillin
Books & the Arts
The Magic of Megan Thee Stallion and Jai Paul
Two distinct artists defined the sound of this summer.
Bijan Stephen
What Political Scientists Get Wrong About 2016
While their evidence about the racism of many American voters is indisputable, their attempt to discount the role economics plays in this racism and in voting behavior in general is unconvincing.
Ryan Cooper
The Many Lives of Romare Bearden
An abstract expressionist and master of collage, an intellectual and outspoken activist, Bearden evolved as much as his times did.
Nell Painter
Carolyn Forché’s Powerful Reckoning
In her memoir, the poet confronts America’s role in El Salvador’s brutal civil war.
Suzy Hansen
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Letters
Letters From the September 9-16, 2019 Issue
There is no debate… (Re)imagined communities… Facing fear (and indifference)…
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Puzzle No. 3507
Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
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