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Nation Poetry

DEADHEADING DEADHEADING

Jun 23, 2026 / Poems / Jane Wong

Children in El Barrio stand before the Young Lords' 1969 Garbage Offensive.

Mapping the Unsung History of Puerto Rican Resistance Mapping the Unsung History of Puerto Rican Resistance

Hunter College students explore the story of El Barrio using the new app Radical Atmospheres.

Jun 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Ana Agudelo

Rockwell Kent’s View From Greenland

Rockwell Kent’s View From Greenland Rockwell Kent’s View From Greenland

His paintings reveal the value of looking carefully at the territory and the hazards of imperial misrepresentation.

Jun 23, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Holter

Frederick Douglass petitions Abraham Lincoln to allow Black soldiers to fight in the Union Army during the Civil War (in a 1943 mural by the African American artist William Edouard Scott).

The American Revolution’s Long Tail The American Revolution’s Long Tail

Throughout US history, social movements—from reformist to radical—have returned to the language and ideals of 1776.

Jun 22, 2026 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

Lyn Hejinian’s Republic of Readers

Lyn Hejinian’s Republic of Readers Lyn Hejinian’s Republic of Readers

In the poet's last work, Lola the Interpreter, she treats her readers as true interlocutors, inviting them into the act of interpretation alongside her.

Jun 22, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Angie Sijun Lou

Lessons From the People’s Historian, Howard Zinn

Lessons From the People’s Historian, Howard Zinn Lessons From the People’s Historian, Howard Zinn

His take on history arms youth with the courage to “transform the world.” It’s no wonder the right aims to erase it.

Jun 19, 2026 / Feature / Dave Zirin

Franklin Delano Roosevelt knew that economic security was fundamental to democracy.

We Can Still Realize FDR’s Vision We Can Still Realize FDR’s Vision

Roosevelt understood that freedom that extends from economic security.

Jun 18, 2026 / Feature / Harvey J. Kaye

David Ellison Draws the Curtain on News

David Ellison Draws the Curtain on News David Ellison Draws the Curtain on News

Mogul behind Colbert firing and 60 Minutes’ downfall.

Jun 17, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

In 1877, Congress convened to settle the disputed presidential election between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes.

We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government

The promise of democratic governance was stolen from the people. We must win it back.

Jun 17, 2026 / Feature / Jamie Raskin

Weiss

Weiss Weiss

Beat the press.

Jun 16, 2026 / OppArt / Jack Ohman

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