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Mario Vargas Llosa, London, 1986.

The Miseducation of Mario Vargas Llosa The Miseducation of Mario Vargas Llosa

A recent collection, The Call of the Tribe, explains why the Peruvian writer rejected the left and embraced the thinking of Friedrich Hayek and his ilk.

Jul 5, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jack Hanson

Writers’ Strike

Writers’ Strike Writers’ Strike

Sermon on the mount.

Jul 4, 2023 / OppArt / Paul Karasik

navy midshipmen stand on field prior to army navy game in Philadelphia

Affirmative Action: Perfectly Fine for West Point and Annapolis—but Not Harvard Affirmative Action: Perfectly Fine for West Point and Annapolis—but Not Harvard

In a revealing footnote, Chief Justice John Roberts concedes that affirmative action has made our military stronger and more diverse.

Jul 4, 2023 / Peter Dreier

Kalpana Solankar, 46, a farm worker from Arjunwad village, carries a heavy load of fodder on her head.

In India, It’s Getting Too Hot to Farm In India, It’s Getting Too Hot to Farm

Heat waves are pushing agricultural workers across a wide swath of India to the edge of survival.

Jul 4, 2023 / Sanket Jain

Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis

The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism

What does it mean to deprive a trans person of such care? It can, in fact, prove to be a death sentence.

Jul 4, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

Members of the Freeport Peace Vigil stand as they have stood for over 40 Sundays on the steps of the post office in Freeport, New York, carrying signs protesting the war in Vietnam on Jan. 21, 1968.

Happy Anti-Imperialist Fourth of July Happy Anti-Imperialist Fourth of July

John Quincy Adams warned on July 4, 1821, that the US should speak "the language of equal liberty, of equal justice, and of equal rights"—not of empire. He was right.

Jul 4, 2023 / John Nichols

Republican Presidential Candidates Speak At The Moms For Liberty Summit

Moms for Liberty Is the Tea Party All Over Again Moms for Liberty Is the Tea Party All Over Again

The growing right-wing movement proved its influence at its recent Philadelphia summit. The political press is playing right into its hands.

Jul 3, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

“The Nation” Names Kate Wagner Architecture Correspondent

“The Nation” Names Kate Wagner Architecture Correspondent “The Nation” Names Kate Wagner Architecture Correspondent

From homes to offices, parks to parking lots, Wagner will cover the politics of built space under late-stage capitalism.

Jul 3, 2023 / Press Room

Scene from History of the World Part I

Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution

In John Roberts’s America, it’s good to be the king.

Jul 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A protester outside the Supreme Court holding a sign reading

The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow–Style Bigotry The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow–Style Bigotry

The court's conservatives used a case literally based on a homophobe’s fantasies to blow a huge hole in our antidiscrimination laws and revive the spirit of Plessy v. Ferguson.

Jul 3, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal

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