Letters From the November 15/22, 2021, Issue Letters From the November 15/22, 2021, Issue
Readers respond to the hiring of Mohammed El-Kurd as Palestine correspondent.
Nov 9, 2021 / Our Readers
For the Women of Afghanistan, the War Isn’t Over For the Women of Afghanistan, the War Isn’t Over
War is never over when it’s over—but especially for the women of Afghanistan, both at home and abroad.
Nov 5, 2021 / Ann Jones
“I Would Like to See ‘The New York Times’ Wash the Blood Off Its Hands” “I Would Like to See ‘The New York Times’ Wash the Blood Off Its Hands”
An interview with Mohammed El-Kurd about his fearless grandmother, Palestinian literature, and why the paper of record needs a Palestine correspondent.
Nov 4, 2021 / Q&A / Noura Erakat
Colin Kaepernick, the Virginia Elections, and the Canary in the Coal Mine Colin Kaepernick, the Virginia Elections, and the Canary in the Coal Mine
The recent controversy sparked by his Netflix special’s depiction of slavery and the NFL is a microcosm of the political battles defining our country.
Nov 3, 2021 / Dave Zirin
On Film, a Window Into Haiti On Film, a Window Into Haiti
Gessica Généus discusses Freda, the first movie by a female Haitian director to be nominated for an award at Cannes.
Nov 3, 2021 / Q&A / Clair MacDougall
Medical Translation Without Trust Medical Translation Without Trust
Finding a translator in medical settings was difficult enough before the pandemic, but now the solutions come with additional problems.
Nov 3, 2021 / StudentNation / Zoya Qureshi
How the War Over Critical Race Theory Affects Native Americans How the War Over Critical Race Theory Affects Native Americans
The current backlash against teaching the truth about our history has added fresh insult to the long legacy of injuries to America’s Indigenous inhabitants.
Nov 2, 2021 / Joshua Adams
What if City Governments Paid Reparations? What if City Governments Paid Reparations?
Evanston, Ill., will lead the way in December, when it awards Black residents the first reparations provided by a municipal government.
Nov 2, 2021 / Mattea Kramer
Guam: Resisting Empire at the “Tip of the Spear” Guam: Resisting Empire at the “Tip of the Spear”
The Pentagon is increasing its forces on the US territory, but Indigenous residents are fighting back.
Nov 2, 2021 / Feature / Chris Gelardi
Closing Rikers Is Long Overdue Closing Rikers Is Long Overdue
Mass decarceration is exactly what’s needed to ensure that people aren’t simply being shuttled from one inhumane situation to another.
Nov 2, 2021 / Victoria Law for The Nation