Philip Roth’s Great American Estate Sale Philip Roth’s Great American Estate Sale
The bidding is sparse, but the late author’s modest effects are revealing.
Jul 19, 2019 / Elizabeth Pochoda
Every Pundit Urging Moderation Was Wrong in 2016, and They’re Wrong Now Every Pundit Urging Moderation Was Wrong in 2016, and They’re Wrong Now
The difference is that this time, progressives will not negotiate with hostage-takers.
Jul 19, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Pelosi Proves Triangulation Is Really Self-Strangulation Pelosi Proves Triangulation Is Really Self-Strangulation
It’s folly to seek a middle ground while fighting Trump.
Jul 19, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Colson Whitehead Opens Up Colson Whitehead Opens Up
In a wide-ranging conversation with The Nation, the author talks about political writing, zombies and horror stories, American history, and his new novel The Nickel Boys.
Jul 19, 2019 / Nawal Arjini
As Trump Tears Up Our Treaties, Can Local Efforts Yield Diplomatic Fruit? As Trump Tears Up Our Treaties, Can Local Efforts Yield Diplomatic Fruit?
A bipartisan bill seeks to bolster the diplomatic efforts of state and local leaders.
Jul 19, 2019 / James Carden
We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change
A threat this expansive requires mobilization on a mass scale.
Jul 18, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America
I know this because he’s cribbing lines from an interview with Omar on the Next Left podcast.
Jul 18, 2019 / John Nichols
Travels in the South Travels in the South
Throughout the journey, I was moved by Martin Luther King’s words, sickened by the statues of Jefferson Davis and Dr. J. Marion Sims, and inspired by the work of the Equal Justice ...
Jul 18, 2019 / Michele Willens
Should We Have a Right to Troll Politicians on Twitter? Should We Have a Right to Troll Politicians on Twitter?
The courts say we do, but I’m not so sure.
Jul 18, 2019 / Alexis Grenell