Jonathan Franzen Pens Another Environmental Disaster Story Jonathan Franzen Pens Another Environmental Disaster Story
The famed novelist is resigned to a global ecological catastrophe because his imagination can’t move beyond the status quo.
Sep 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Insanity Plea Insanity Plea
Blame everything but the gun industry.
Sep 9, 2019 / OppArt / Clay Bennett
Single-Payer Health Care Is the First Step in the Revolution Single-Payer Health Care Is the First Step in the Revolution
Timothy Faust’s new book is part history, part manifesto, and part irreverent tour guide to America’s deeply flawed health insurance system.
Sep 9, 2019 / Zachary Siegel
There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt
What Extinction Rebellion, the grassroots civil disobedience movement, teaches us about transforming hopelessness into action.
Sep 9, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
Wendell Berry’s Lifelong Dissent Wendell Berry’s Lifelong Dissent
At the core of both his writing and activism is the insight that we can’t imagine a harmonious future without confronting the destruction in our past.
Sep 9, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy
Northern Ireland’s Schools Still Aren’t Integrated Northern Ireland’s Schools Still Aren’t Integrated
But the province’s parents and teachers aren’t waiting for politicians to desegregate education. They’re doing it themselves.
Sep 9, 2019 / Feature / Adam McGibbon
Soccer Becomes a Casualty of South Africa’s Violence Soccer Becomes a Casualty of South Africa’s Violence
Zambia and Madagascar are saying no to playing in South Africa as long as anti-immigrant violence is a part of the political picture.
Sep 6, 2019 / Dave Zirin
When Remembering Robert Mugabe’s Corrupt Legacy, Blame Britain When Remembering Robert Mugabe’s Corrupt Legacy, Blame Britain
The mainstream media is right to criticize Zimbabwe’s former leader, but wrong to ignore his greatest challenges.
Sep 6, 2019 / James North
How Do People in China Really Feel About Hong Kong? It’s Complicated. How Do People in China Really Feel About Hong Kong? It’s Complicated.
Not everyone in China believes the state-run media.
Sep 6, 2019 / Nation contributor
A Luxury Facility for Military Contractors Endangers Afghan Civilians A Luxury Facility for Military Contractors Endangers Afghan Civilians
The recent attack at Kabul’s Green Village illustrates how private contractors turn communities into targets.
Sep 6, 2019 / Mohammed Harun Arsalai and Mohsin Khan Momand