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The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About

Champions of foreign-policy calamities shouldn’t get a pass at the debates.

Jun 18, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the July 1-8, 2019, Issue Letters From the July 1-8, 2019, Issue

Devil in the details… Furry logic… Debunking junk science…

Jun 18, 2019 / Our Readers

The Florida GOP’s Assault on Democracy

The Florida GOP’s Assault on Democracy The Florida GOP’s Assault on Democracy

Last fall, voters overwhelmingly passed a referendum giving the vote back to felons who complete their sentences. Now the legislature is trying to block it.

Jun 18, 2019 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

New ‘Nation’ Editor D.D. Guttenplan Names Jeet Heer National-Affairs Correspondent and Jane McAlevey Strikes Correspondent

New ‘Nation’ Editor D.D. Guttenplan Names Jeet Heer National-Affairs Correspondent and Jane McAlevey Strikes Correspondent New ‘Nation’ Editor D.D. Guttenplan Names Jeet Heer National-Affairs Correspondent and Jane McAlevey Strikes Correspondent

Heer and McAlevey join a growing cohort of diverse and dynamic Nation voices committed to providing a deeper understanding of the world as it is—and as it could be.

Jun 18, 2019 / Press Room

Honore Daumier's Gargantua

Why the Paper of Record Hates Cartoons Why the Paper of Record Hates Cartoons

Cartoons are powerful—so much so that The New York Times is cracking down on them.

Jun 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Caster Semenya

Why Is a Private Sports Court Deciding Who Is Female? Why Is a Private Sports Court Deciding Who Is Female?

The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling against Caster Semenya is starting to unravel.

Jun 17, 2019 / Ronald Katz

Elon Musk SpaceX

The Case for Staying on Earth—With or Without Musk and Bezos The Case for Staying on Earth—With or Without Musk and Bezos

Why should we listen to zillionaires who want to abandon ship?

Jun 17, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Seeds of Violence

Seeds of Violence Seeds of Violence

We reap what we sow.

Jun 17, 2019 / OppArt / Jeff Gates

How Gay Icon Renaud Camus Became the Ideologue of White Supremacy

How Gay Icon Renaud Camus Became the Ideologue of White Supremacy How Gay Icon Renaud Camus Became the Ideologue of White Supremacy

The bizarre odyssey of the “great replacement” theorist shows that kitsch can kill.

Jun 17, 2019 / Feature / James McAuley

Megan Rapinoe Is Right to Not Sing the Anthem

Megan Rapinoe Is Right to Not Sing the Anthem Megan Rapinoe Is Right to Not Sing the Anthem

Megan Rapinoe won’t kneel for the anthem any longer. Now the right wants her to sing it as well. 

Jun 14, 2019 / Dave Zirin

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