Censorship

Photographs of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger displayed during “Secrets of State: The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship,” an exhibition at the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Santiago, Chile.

Chile: The Secrets the US Government Continues to Hide Chile: The Secrets the US Government Continues to Hide

Fifty years after the military coup that brought down Salvador Allende and installed the Pinochet dicatorship, there are still top secret documents on the US role that must be dec...

Aug 31, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh

What Are the Book Banners Afraid Of?

What Are the Book Banners Afraid Of? What Are the Book Banners Afraid Of?

They are afraid of readers—especially young readers—learning the truth about humans, about American history, about, perhaps, their own lives.

May 30, 2023 / Feature / Jane Smiley

How to Fight the Right’s Moral Panic Over Parental Rights

How to Fight the Right’s Moral Panic Over Parental Rights How to Fight the Right’s Moral Panic Over Parental Rights

How the right’s school-themed extremism has triggered a nationwide backlash.

May 23, 2023 / Feature / Jennifer C. Berkshire

Evgeniya Berkovich speaks at Snob magazine's Made in Russia 2021 awards ceremony at the Yermolova Moscow Drama Theater.

Hunt Murderers, Not Poets Hunt Murderers, Not Poets

In support of arrested Russian poet Evgenia Berkovich.

May 10, 2023 / The Nation and Katrina vanden Heuvel

This illustration photo taken on July 8, 2022 shows Elon Musk's Twitter page displayed on the screen of a smartphone with Twitter logo in the background in Los Angeles. - Elon Musk pulled the plug on his deal to buy Twitter on July 8, 2022, accusing the company of

What Were the Twitter Files? What Were the Twitter Files?

While it's clear Matt Taibbi made some serious factual errors, criticisms of the disclosures have ignored the role of the FBI and other parts of the national security state.

Apr 26, 2023 / Branko Marcetic

Let Kids Read Roald Dahl’s Books the Way He Wrote Them

Let Kids Read Roald Dahl’s Books the Way He Wrote Them Let Kids Read Roald Dahl’s Books the Way He Wrote Them

The beloved author’s books are being edited by their publisher to suit contemporary sensibilities. That robs us of the author’s vision—and any sense of history.

Feb 21, 2023 / Katha Pollitt

Access to Journalism Is a Human Right

Access to Journalism Is a Human Right Access to Journalism Is a Human Right

Corporate overlords and repressive governments want to control the Internet. But information belongs to us.

Jan 10, 2023 / Maria Bustillos

Elon Musk and his Twitter profile.

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Twitter Files? Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Twitter Files?

Just because the mainstream media decided to ignore them doesn’t mean the files aren’t newsworthy—or important.

Dec 20, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Meredith Tax

Meredith Tax, 1942–2022 Meredith Tax, 1942–2022

The tireless organizer, feminist pioneer, and relentless coalition builder never let up.

Oct 31, 2022 / Alix Kates Shulman

Banning Books Is a Threat to Public Education

Banning Books Is a Threat to Public Education Banning Books Is a Threat to Public Education

To say nothing of the fact that we don’t value reading enough in the first place!

Oct 13, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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