Letters From the March 6/13, 2023, Issue Letters From the March 6/13, 2023, Issue
Toadying at Harvard… The work of democracy (web only)…
Feb 21, 2023 / Our Readers, Sammy Feldblum, and Lavanya Nott
“The New York Times” Is Repeating One of Its Most Notorious Mistakes “The New York Times” Is Repeating One of Its Most Notorious Mistakes
The paper’s anti-trans coverage parallels its failings over gay rights and AIDS. But the Times appears determined not to learn from its own history.
Feb 20, 2023 / Jack Mirkinson
“The Nation” Names New Columnists Spencer Ackerman, Adolph Reed Jr., and Jane McAlevey “The Nation” Names New Columnists Spencer Ackerman, Adolph Reed Jr., and Jane McAlevey
From the forever wars to the culture wars to the battle for economic justice, they join an award-winning roster of Nation voices at a pivotal moment in our country’s history.
Feb 20, 2023 / Press Room
How Change Is Actually Made on Campus How Change Is Actually Made on Campus
When Princeton University announced its decision to divest its $35 billion endowment, the role of student activists was erased. Proper recognition matters for future generations of...
Feb 20, 2023 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds and Tom Taylor
Race and Class: The Beginnings of an Argument Race and Class: The Beginnings of an Argument
Some personal and theoretical reflections on intersectionality and its discontents.
Feb 20, 2023 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.
Janet Malcolm, Reluctant Memoirist Janet Malcolm, Reluctant Memoirist
Why was one of the most gifted nonfiction writers of her generation so uncomfortable writing about herself?
Feb 20, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
Buttigieg’s Paralysis After the East Palestine Disaster Is a Gift to the Hard Right Buttigieg’s Paralysis After the East Palestine Disaster Is a Gift to the Hard Right
Unless Democrats offer solutions, the GOP will be able to stoke racism.
Feb 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Chicago-Style Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Chicago-Style
Lori Lightfoot’s tenure as the city's mayor could be coming to its natural end.
Feb 17, 2023 / J. Duncan Moore Jr.
The Supreme Court Can’t Even Agree on a Code of Ethics for Itself The Supreme Court Can’t Even Agree on a Code of Ethics for Itself
Since the high court won’t police itself, it’s time for someone else to institute ethics reform for it—no matter what the naysayers argue.
Feb 17, 2023 / Elie Mystal