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A woman wears a face mask during a protest in Chile

Confronting the Pandemic in a Time of Revolt: Voices From Chile Confronting the Pandemic in a Time of Revolt: Voices From Chile

Surviving the coronavirus will be meaningless if Chileans do not simultaneously address the underlying causes of injustice and inequality.

Apr 6, 2020 / no-paywall / Ariel Dorfman

How Obama-Era Economics Sold Us Short

How Obama-Era Economics Sold Us Short How Obama-Era Economics Sold Us Short

Faced with the shattering 2008 crisis, Obama and his key advisers largely sought to restore the wobbly pre-crisis status quo.

Apr 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ryan Cooper

The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us

The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us

If there was ever a fourth wall dividing celebrities and the rest of us on social media, the quarantine has broken it.

Apr 3, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

In Memoriam: Michael Sorkin, 1948–2020

In Memoriam: Michael Sorkin, 1948–2020 In Memoriam: Michael Sorkin, 1948–2020

Michael Sorkin was The Nation’s architecture critic from 2013 to 2020.

Apr 2, 2020 / Editorial / Mike Davis

On the Ground and in the Airwaves

On the Ground and in the Airwaves On the Ground and in the Airwaves

A recent exhibition of art made during the Gulf War tells two stories: one about the Western media and another about those who witnessed the war firsthand. 

Apr 2, 2020 / Barry Schwabsky

Reinventing the Sound of Protest

Reinventing the Sound of Protest Reinventing the Sound of Protest

Jazz quintet Irreversible Entanglements’ fearless music takes to task the police, American politics, capitalism, and racism.

Apr 1, 2020 / Marcus J. Moore

Vladimir Lenin holds back Britney Spears.

Free Comrade Britney! Free Comrade Britney!

Britney Spears called for the redistribution of wealth—but she’s not even allowed to give away her own money.

Mar 31, 2020 / Sara Luterman

Lyric

Lyric Lyric

Every terror is an angle through which waiting for the universal proves vain is the new fruitful you said. I said how long must lyric prevent us from saying what needs no meaning.

Mar 31, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Zohar Atkins

What the GOP Is Doing While You Struggle to Breathe

What the GOP Is Doing While You Struggle to Breathe What the GOP Is Doing While You Struggle to Breathe

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Mar 31, 2020 / Comix Nation / Jen Sorensen

Mixed Message

Mixed Message Mixed Message

Trump’s contradictions of experts create confusion. —News reports Not finding White House briefings edifying, Some citizens are simply not complying With steps to keep a lot…

Mar 31, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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