Trump’s Pardon for Arpaio Is the Workings of the American Political System Laid Bare
Trump clearly doesn’t care about interfering with the administration of justice—and he doesn’t have to, either.
Julianne HingImmigration Policy
President Trump Should Be Impeached for Pardoning Joe Arpaio
Trump has enabled a racist to trash the Constitution and flout the rule of law.
Ian Haney LópezSports
The ‘Money Fight’ in the Age of Trump
The McGregor/Mayweather fight is a stew of racism, sexism, homophobia, and economic injustice.
Adam SzetelaInequality
Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More
Racism’s economic effects are pernicious.
Bryce CovertLatest From The Nation
August 25, 2017 Economic Policy
Paul Ryan Debated a Nun and the Nun Won
Challenged by a former educator, the Speaker of the House got everything wrong— factually, and morally.
John Nichols
August 25, 2017 Steve Bannon
Trump Without Bannon: The Emptiness at the Center
August 25, 2017
When Salvador Allende Told Us Happiness Is a Human Right
August 24, 2017 War and Peace
Growing Up With Big Brother
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Politics
How Maxine Waters Became a Heroine for the Trump Era
When it comes to challenging Trump, the congresswoman from California says, “I’m gonna take off the gloves and I’m gonna put my career on the line.”
Collier Meyerson
Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors
After Charlottesville, we must resist this man with every fiber of our being.
Sasha Abramsky
How the Democrats Can Take Back Rural America
Party leaders must take direction from actual rural Democrats and independent progressives.
John NicholsNation Voices
World
Why the Battle for India’s Past Is a Fight for Its Future
Seventy years after partition, India’s ruling party is using history to divide the country.
Kanishk Tharoor
When Salvador Allende Told Us Happiness Is a Human Right
Now, for the first time, an adviser recalls a remarkable 1971 conversation with Chile’s socialist leader.
Luis Sepúlveda
Avoiding War With North Korea
It’s way past time for Trump to begin talks with Pyongyang.
John FefferWhite Supremacy in america
Historical Amnesia About Slavery Is a Tool of White Supremacy
Where we have (mostly) condemned slavery, we as a country have refused to condemn its defenders.
Mychal Denzel SmithHow the Police Failed in Charlottesville
Police must learn from past protests to avoid stoking further violence.
Alex S. VitaleDurham Residents Turned Out En Masse to Counter White Supremacists
The fear was that Klansmen would come to replicate the violence that had just racked Charlottesville.
Barry YeomanCulture
Robert Rauschenberg and the Art of the New Frontier
The artist was, above all, a restless and resourceful gatherer of materials—cultural as well as physical.
Barry Schwabsky
A Pitiless Heist Movie
The one thing you can’t do is look away from Benny and Josh Safdie’s acidly titled Good Time.
Stuart Klawans
Lorde Grows Up
In her new album, Lorde captures a generation struggling for independence.
Steph Burt
Watch and Listen
Listen: Yawkey Way’s Name Change and the Art of Pro Wrestling
ESPN’s Howard Bryant joins the show to talk about a proposed change to a Red Sox landmark and Damian Smith discusses professional wrestling.
August 22, 2017
View: The Borderlands’ Human Stain
Photographs that capture the traces of violence that have plagued the US-Mexico border for generations.
July 27, 2017
Watch: VIDEO: People in Denmark Are a Lot Happier Than People in the United States. Here’s Why.
When governments provide benefits and services that allow its citizens to thrive, everyone wins.
July 17, 2017
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