Red Tape Saves Lives Red Tape Saves Lives
“Government” might sound ineffective and wasteful in the abstract. But Americans will miss it when it’s gone.
Dec 19, 2024 / Bryce Covert
A Dance to Jules Feiffer at 95 A Dance to Jules Feiffer at 95
Cartoonist and writer Jules Feiffer is a national treasure. To mark his 95th birthday, we had some questions for the longtime Nation contributor.
Dec 19, 2024 / Feature / Peter Kuper
The Legacy of the British Legal System Continues to Inflict Misery in Sierra Leone The Legacy of the British Legal System Continues to Inflict Misery in Sierra Leone
Decades after independence, colonial-era laws have created a mass-incarceration crisis in Sierra Leone as poor citizens are thrown into prison for the smallest offenses.
Dec 19, 2024 / Feature / Mara Kardas-Nelson
One of the Supreme Court’s Most Infamous Cases Is As Relevant as Ever One of the Supreme Court’s Most Infamous Cases Is As Relevant as Ever
Eighty years ago, Korematsu v. United States upheld the incarceration of Japanese Americans. The racism and hysteria that fueled that decision are still with us today.
Dec 18, 2024 / Jonathan van Harmelen
Auctioning Off Judaism’s Past Auctioning Off Judaism’s Past
As the collections of Sir Moses Montefiore and David Solomon Sassoon go under the hammer today, what's the future for rare books and historic artifacts in the age of generative AI...
Dec 18, 2024 / David Brodsky
How Sunday Morning News Shows Promote an Anti-Palestinian Agenda for Washington How Sunday Morning News Shows Promote an Anti-Palestinian Agenda for Washington
Since October 2023, NBC’s Meet the Press, ABC’s This Week, and CNN’s State of the Union have not featured a single Palestinian guest.
Dec 18, 2024 / Adam Johnson
War Games War Games
Around the world catastrophic wars rage.
Dec 17, 2024 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour
We nearly eradicated polio with a vaccine in the 1950’s. But the probable new leader of the HHS has plans that will bring back such life-threatening illnesses.
Dec 17, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
Biden’s Legacy on Cuba Biden’s Legacy on Cuba
On the 10th anniversary of Obama’s opening, the outgoing president should take immediate action because it is good for the US, good for the Cuban people—and the right thing to do....
Dec 17, 2024 / Peter Kornbluh