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How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation

How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation

A conversation with Marcus J. Moore about his cultural biography of Lamar and the L.A. rapper’s impact on Black America.

Sep 30, 2020 / Q&A / Ann-Derrick Gaillot

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Too Many Young Voters Are Drowning in Student Debt Too Many Young Voters Are Drowning in Student Debt

More than 44 million Americans hold student loan debt. For many, the candidate with a plan for debt relief gets their vote.

Sep 30, 2020 / StudentNation / Natalie Ravis

‘My People Are Being Hunted’

‘My People Are Being Hunted’ ‘My People Are Being Hunted’

Latinos, Covid, and the rising brown tide driving Arizona’s blue wave.

Sep 30, 2020 / James E. Garcia

Stephen F. Cohen Kept the Faith

Stephen F. Cohen Kept the Faith Stephen F. Cohen Kept the Faith

Steve’s insistence on speaking the truth about Ukraine and US-Russia relations cost him—but he never gave up.

Sep 30, 2020 / Lev Golinkin

White Mob Violence Is Back Thanks to Trump

White Mob Violence Is Back Thanks to Trump White Mob Violence Is Back Thanks to Trump

White mobs have once again moved out of the shadows and into the limelight during this Trump moment.

Sep 30, 2020 / John Feffer

How Libertarianism Made Arizona a Covid-19 Hot Spot

How Libertarianism Made Arizona a Covid-19 Hot Spot How Libertarianism Made Arizona a Covid-19 Hot Spot

“Welcome to Arizona, where teaching has become The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Survivor all wrapped in one.”

Sep 30, 2020 / Jessica Suriano

With Help From Chris Wallace, Trump Attacked American Democracy

With Help From Chris Wallace, Trump Attacked American Democracy With Help From Chris Wallace, Trump Attacked American Democracy

Enabled by the weak moderation, the president used the debate to legitimize a hate group and threaten intimidation at the polling station.

Sep 30, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Will Someone Please Wake Me Up?

Will Someone Please Wake Me Up? Will Someone Please Wake Me Up?

The first presidential debate made unmistakably plain: Voting is just the beginning of this fight. Anyone who tells you otherwise is dreaming.

Sep 30, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan

Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’

Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’ Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’

Our editor D.D. Guttenplan and correspondents Elie Mystal, Jane McAlevey, Jeet Heer, Joan Walsh, John Nichols, Katha Pollitt, and Sasha Abramsky respond in real time to the first h...

Sep 29, 2020 / The Nation

Donald Trump speaks on the right while Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani look on in the background.

Trump Threatens America: Reelect Me, or Else Trump Threatens America: Reelect Me, or Else

His plan, aided by the GOP, is to use any means necessary to remain in power despite having lost popular legitimacy.

Sep 29, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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