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“Anora,” an American Fantasia

“Anora,” an American Fantasia “Anora,” an American Fantasia

In Sean Baker's tragicomic film of a sex worker’s brush with wealth, he evokes auteurs of yore, who focused on the social realities of the country's outcasts.

Nov 7, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Beatrice Loayza

It’s Going to Be All Right

It’s Going to Be All Right It’s Going to Be All Right

Midterms are coming up.

Nov 6, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

An election worker raises a flag while assisting voters at a polling station Las Vegas, Nevada, on Election Day, November 5, 2024.

Economic Anxieties Reigned Supreme in Western States Economic Anxieties Reigned Supreme in Western States

This is not the column I thought I would be writing this week.

Nov 6, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer attends the annual Alfred E. Smith Foundation Dinner at the New York Hilton Midtown on October 17, 2024, in New York City.

Chuck Schumer Should Resign Chuck Schumer Should Resign

Democrats never learned the lessons of Trump's successes on tariffs and trade. Now the party's leaders must take responsibility for their failure to embrace economic populism.

Nov 6, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout

Trump Has Won. Now What?

Trump Has Won. Now What? Trump Has Won. Now What?

“The Nation” will continue to expose and propose, nurture investigative reporting, and stand together as a community to keep hope and possibility alive.

Nov 6, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Climate change protest

Anti-Protest Laws Won’t Silence Climate Activists Anti-Protest Laws Won’t Silence Climate Activists

Still, punitive measures against climate protest are reaching new extremes.

Nov 6, 2024 / Stan Cox

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks with former representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) at a town hall at the Royal Oak Music Theatre on October 21, 2024, in Royal Oak, Michigan.

This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe

Trump won because the opposition party is committed to ancien régime restoration in a country that desperately wants change.

Nov 6, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Elon Musk, Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, talk to reporters back stage during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds on October 5, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

JD Vance Is the Future of MAGA JD Vance Is the Future of MAGA

Even before votes were cast, the mantle of election denial passed from Donald Trump to to his running mate.

Nov 6, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Looking at Art Will Never Be the Same Again

Looking at Art Will Never Be the Same Again Looking at Art Will Never Be the Same Again

A conversation with the art historian Claire Bishop about technology's influence on museums and galleries, and her recent book Disordered Attention.

Nov 6, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Francesca Billington

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Letters: Internal Dissent Letters: Internal Dissent

Readers respond to an article by our interns disagreeing with The Nation’s endorsement of Kamala Harris for president.

Nov 5, 2024 / Our Readers

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