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Sen. J.D. Vance onstage at a rally, surrounded by Trump/Vance signs.

Abortion Bans—and Shaming—Aren’t Boosting Fertility Rates. What Does? Abortion Bans—and Shaming—Aren’t Boosting Fertility Rates. What Does?

Not only are abortion bans actively harmful to women and their families—they also don’t work to recreate the past as conservatives want them to.

Oct 1, 2024 / Elizabeth Gregory

Jimmy Carter in Washington, DC, on November 28, 2006.

Jimmy Carter, at 100, Is Best Honored by Listening to His Advice About the Middle East Jimmy Carter, at 100, Is Best Honored by Listening to His Advice About the Middle East

In interviews with The Nation over the years, the former president outlined an approach to foreign policy that respects Palestinian rights and charts a course toward peace.

Oct 1, 2024 / Q&A / John Nichols

Patrick Masengo Kalasa (middle) president of the political group Alliance de Forces Populaires de Katanga

What Happened to Patrick Masengo Kalasa? What Happened to Patrick Masengo Kalasa?

The longtime advocate for Katangese rights recently disappeared in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His friends fear for his life.

Oct 1, 2024 / Nicolas Niarchos

After discovering Jane in 1971, Shannon joined Chicago’s famous abortion underground.

The Story of Sakinah Ahad Shannon, an Early Hero of Abortion Liberation The Story of Sakinah Ahad Shannon, an Early Hero of Abortion Liberation

Sakinah discovered Chicago’s Abortion Counseling Service, better known as Jane, because she wanted to help a friend. Then she became an essential part of it.

Oct 1, 2024 / Feature / Renee Bracey Sherman and Regina Mahone

Kris Kristofferson circa 1970.

How Kris Kristofferson Beat the Devil How Kris Kristofferson Beat the Devil

The country singer and actor has died at 88. His hard-won political commitments were fundamental to his closely observed, heartfelt writing.

Oct 1, 2024 / Obituary / Chris Lehmann

A split-screen image of Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance.

Extremist, Hypocritical, Weird: JD Vance Offers a Whole Array of Targets for Tim Walz Extremist, Hypocritical, Weird: JD Vance Offers a Whole Array of Targets for Tim Walz

With so many things to pounce on during the vice-presidential debate, where does Walz even begin?

Oct 1, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Alice Notley’s Roving “I”

Alice Notley’s Roving “I” Alice Notley’s Roving “I”

In Being Reflected Upon, a memoir in verse, the poet moves through the moments of her life with an almost cosmic sense of knowingness.

Oct 1, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Kathryn Scanlan

Biden and Netanyahu

American Influence in the Middle East Is Evaporating Before Our Eyes American Influence in the Middle East Is Evaporating Before Our Eyes

Washington’s efforts in the Middle East have been profoundly undermined by its breathtaking hypocrisy.

Sep 30, 2024 / Juan Cole

Republican vice presidential nominee US Senator JD Vance visits

JD Vance Is Working Hard to Be Hated JD Vance Is Working Hard to Be Hated

For the Republican candidate, riling up the right-wing base outweighs alienating everyone else.

Sep 30, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Chris Swanson, Sheriff of Genesee County, Michigan, speaks onstage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 22, 2024, in Chicago.

The #Resistance Is Back. Be Afraid. The #Resistance Is Back. Be Afraid.

Democratic partisans are cheering for cops and war criminals, tweeting nonsense, and trying to crush dissent. How are we back here?

Sep 30, 2024 / Katherine Krueger

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