Print Magazine September 9-16, 2019, Issue Purchase Current Issue or Login to Download the PDF of this Issue Download the PDF of this Issue 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 ignore this… Read More 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 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 Letters Letters From the September 9-16, 2019 Issue There is no debate… (Re)imagined communities… Facing fear (and indifference)… Our Readers 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 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 i... 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 Recent Issues See All "swipe left below to view more recent issues"Swipe → December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 See All x
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
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
Dear Democrats, the Mainstream Media Are Not Your Friends Misplaced trust in the media has repeatedly led to disastrous debates. Eric Alterman
Letters From the September 9-16, 2019 Issue There is no debate… (Re)imagined communities… Facing fear (and indifference)… Our Readers
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
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 i... 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