Is Russia Loosening Its Grip on the Press? Is Russia Loosening Its Grip on the Press?
The unexpected release of journalist Ivan Golunov, who was arrested on false drug charges, could be a sign of change to come.
Jun 19, 2019 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Corporate Wolves in Academic Sheepskins, or, a Billionaire’s Raid on the University of Tulsa Corporate Wolves in Academic Sheepskins, or, a Billionaire’s Raid on the University of Tulsa
This sordid tale of crony capitalism under the guise of public philanthropy is another chapter in the corporatization of higher ed.
Jun 18, 2019 / StudentNation / Jacob Howland
Mitch McConnell Calls Puerto Rican Statehood ‘Full-Bore Socialism’ Mitch McConnell Calls Puerto Rican Statehood ‘Full-Bore Socialism’
Yet his own Republican Party’s platform endorses “the right of the US citizens of Puerto Rico to be admitted to the Union as a fully sovereign state.”
Jun 18, 2019 / John Nichols
Suicide Is Becoming America’s Latest Epidemic Suicide Is Becoming America’s Latest Epidemic
Suicide rates in the US have skyrocketed as both income inequality and the percent of uninsured adults continue to grow.
Jun 18, 2019 / Rajan Menon
I Funded My Own Twitter Troll With Taxpayer Dollars I Funded My Own Twitter Troll With Taxpayer Dollars
A State Department-financed disinformation campaign targeted me for questioning US sanctions on Iran.
Jun 18, 2019 / Tara Sepehri Far
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
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
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
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
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