Confronting the ‘Native Harvey Weinsteins’ Confronting the ‘Native Harvey Weinsteins’
When Indigenous women are harassed at work, gaps in tribal law can leave them in a precarious gray area.
Mar 30, 2018 / Feature / Rebecca Clarren and Jason Begay
The Left’s Embrace of Empire The Left’s Embrace of Empire
The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.
Mar 28, 2018 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin
For South Africa’s New President, ‘Black Economic Empowerment’ Is All About Personal Enrichment For South Africa’s New President, ‘Black Economic Empowerment’ Is All About Personal Enrichment
A courageous labor leader during the anti-apartheid struggle, Cyril Ramaphosa is now the face of neoliberal extractivism and worker exploitation.
Feb 27, 2018 / Patrick Bond
In the Cuban Sphere In the Cuban Sphere
Was Cuba under Castro a model for anti-imperialism in Latin America or a source of instability in the region?
Feb 21, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Iber
One Person’s Terrorist? Reflections on Zohra Drif’s Memoir of the Algerian Revolution One Person’s Terrorist? Reflections on Zohra Drif’s Memoir of the Algerian Revolution
Is the civilian population of a colonial-settler regime ever a legitimate military target?
Feb 2, 2018 / Bill Fletcher Jr.
How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire
Stephen Kinzer's new history captures how the United States has long been a country guided by both imperialist and isolationist instincts.
Jan 31, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple
Residente dice que Estados Unidos le debe a Puerto Rico, no al revés Residente dice que Estados Unidos le debe a Puerto Rico, no al revés
El rapero puertorriqueño habla con The Nation sobre el colonialismo, Bernie Sanders, y el camino a la recuperación despues que el huracán Maria.
Jan 29, 2018 / En español / Miguel Salazar
Residente Says the United States Owes Puerto Rico, Not the Other Way Around Residente Says the United States Owes Puerto Rico, Not the Other Way Around
The Puerto Rican rapper talks to The Nation about colonialism, Bernie Sanders, and the path to recovery after Hurricane Maria.
Jan 29, 2018 / Editorial / Miguel Salazar
‘The Party Continues’: Don’t Expect Big Changes in Southern Africa ‘The Party Continues’: Don’t Expect Big Changes in Southern Africa
Robert Mugabe and Isabel dos Santos might be out, but the region’s ruling parties aren’t going anywhere.
Nov 29, 2017 / Judith Matloff
Robert Mugabe and the Poisonous Legacy of British Colonialism Robert Mugabe and the Poisonous Legacy of British Colonialism
Britain left behind two evil legacies when Zimbabwe gained independence: the harsh lesson that violence works, and a grotesquely unequal distribution of farmland.
Nov 21, 2017 / James North