Letters From the July 27/August 3, 2020, Issue Letters From the July 27/August 3, 2020, Issue
A family legacy… The beef with red meat… Taxing efforts…
Jul 14, 2020 / Our Readers and Jane McAlevey
From Uprising to Reconstruction From Uprising to Reconstruction
History teaches us Reconstruction is possible—and necessary.
Jul 13, 2020 / K. Sabeel Rahman and Dorian T. Warren
Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life
In Richmond, the sites of former monuments to the Confederacy have become lively spaces for activism and memorializing those lost to police violence.
Jul 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Katie Orlinsky, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
Athletes Are Fighting the Olympic Ban on Protests Athletes Are Fighting the Olympic Ban on Protests
At a time of global uprisings, the Olympic ban on political dissent is under renewed scrutiny.
Jul 10, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
I Was at the Tulsa Rally With Anti-Trump Vets. The President Should Be Worried. I Was at the Tulsa Rally With Anti-Trump Vets. The President Should Be Worried.
Jul 10, 2020 / Danny Sjursen
Protest and Survive! Protest and Survive!
We can’t wait until January 2021 to shift course. Our lives depend on disruption now.
Jul 9, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation
Republicans Lose Their Collective Mind Over Ilhan Omar’s Call to Dismantle ‘Systems of Oppression’ Republicans Lose Their Collective Mind Over Ilhan Omar’s Call to Dismantle ‘Systems of Oppression’
They’re really telling on themselves.
Jul 8, 2020 / John Nichols
This Is the Perfect Moment to Push for Reparations This Is the Perfect Moment to Push for Reparations
Congress ignored a bill to study the issue for 30 years. It’s time for African Americans to be paid what they are owed.
Jul 8, 2020 / Steve Phillips