Letters From the June 13/20, 2022, Issue Letters From the June 13/20, 2022, Issue
US imperialism and anti-Asian violence… Abortion activism… Involuntary psychiatry…
May 31, 2022 / Our Readers
The Buffalo Attack Is Part of a Long History of Racial Terror The Buffalo Attack Is Part of a Long History of Racial Terror
How does a system that devalues Black lives expect the members of society to value them?
May 26, 2022 / India Walton for The Nation
The Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder The Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder
Mural in NYC (Bowery and Houston).
May 25, 2022 / OppArt / Anonymous and Karen Green
The GOP Is Lying About the “Great Replacement” Theory The GOP Is Lying About the “Great Replacement” Theory
Republicans think they’ve found the blueprint in a 2002 book, The Emerging Democratic Majority. Their arguments show they didn’t read it.
May 24, 2022 / Joan Walsh
When “Jackie Robinson” Is Used as a Racial Slur When “Jackie Robinson” Is Used as a Racial Slur
What happened at Yankee Stadium is not about one incident. It’s about how Major League Baseball chooses to remember Robinson’s legacy.
May 24, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Hungarian Rhapsody: The Right Dreams of an “American Orbánism” Hungarian Rhapsody: The Right Dreams of an “American Orbánism”
Whether it’s a new variation of “the socialism of fools” or the same old fascist shell game, the Hungarian leader’s illiberal democracy has the American right under its spell.
May 23, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Is Every Sentence a Life Sentence? Is Every Sentence a Life Sentence?
Around 1.3 million Americans are currently incarcerated, and they will continue to be punished long after their release.
May 23, 2022 / StudentNation / Dylan Cohen and Dexter Peters
“We Are Not Terrified. We Are Tenacious.” “We Are Not Terrified. We Are Tenacious.”
Life against death in Buffalo.
May 20, 2022 / JoAnn Wypijewski
The School Board Culture War The School Board Culture War
Republicans are pushing national wedge issues to the local level, but smart progressives are beating them.
May 20, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols
Immigrant Construction Workers Fight Back Against Exploitation Immigrant Construction Workers Fight Back Against Exploitation
Los Demolicionistas—“the Demolitionists”—have organized to stop nonunion employers from taking advantage of immigrant workers.
May 19, 2022 / Ashley Bishop