Letters From the September 9-16, 2019 Issue Letters From the September 9-16, 2019 Issue
There is no debate… (Re)imagined communities… Facing fear (and indifference)…
Aug 27, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers
President Trump Has Legalized Concentration Camps President Trump Has Legalized Concentration Camps
The administration’s new rules will eviscerate key features of the landmark 1997 Flores decision, which mandates protections for immigrant children.
Aug 23, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
NFL Bosses Are Already Weaponizing Jay-Z NFL Bosses Are Already Weaponizing Jay-Z
A coach’s decision to play Jay-Z to humiliate outspoken wide receiver Kenny Stills speaks volumes about where the NFL is in 2019.
Aug 21, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Conservatives’ Freakout Over the 1619 Project Reveals Their Fear of America’s Actual Past Conservatives’ Freakout Over the 1619 Project Reveals Their Fear of America’s Actual Past
It turns out conservatives love history—unless it’s true.
Aug 21, 2019 / Jeet Heer
A Killer Cop Gets Fired, and Somehow the Cops Are Angry A Killer Cop Gets Fired, and Somehow the Cops Are Angry
Daniel Pantaleo suffered the absolute minimal consequence for killing Eric Garner. The fact that the police union is throwing a tantrum is sick and outrageous.
Aug 21, 2019 / Elie Mystal
The Vast Conspiracy Behind Jeffrey Epstein’s Death The Vast Conspiracy Behind Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
No, Epstein was not killed by a cabal of powerful men who wanted to silence him. But his death was part of a larger plot: the US prison system.
Aug 20, 2019 / Editorial / Elie Mystal
White Supremacy Is Terrorism, Not a Difference of Opinion White Supremacy Is Terrorism, Not a Difference of Opinion
An Indiana city learns that a weak response to white supremacists has predictable consequences.
Aug 19, 2019 / Ed Burmila
How the US Media Demonizes Iran How the US Media Demonizes Iran
Lesson 1: When the missile is American, use the passive voice.
Aug 19, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Serge Halimi and Pierre Rimbert
The Truth Behind the Assassination of the South African PM The Truth Behind the Assassination of the South African PM
When my relative stabbed PM Hendrik Verwoerd to death, he was described as a “madman”—but he was really trying to bring down apartheid.
Aug 16, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Nikos Konstandaras
Media Companies Are (Still) Failing When It Comes to Diversity Media Companies Are (Still) Failing When It Comes to Diversity
We all need to do better—and that includes The Nation.
Aug 15, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan