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A woman, seen in silhouette, works down a staircase in a home.

The Long-Feared Eviction Tsunami Is Here The Long-Feared Eviction Tsunami Is Here

Pandemic-era protections are gone and rental assistance has dried up. Eviction filings increased by nearly 80 percent last year compared to the year before.

Apr 20, 2023 / Bryce Covert

A US Special Forces soldier at a remote village in the Arghandab District in Afghanistan

The Army Is Recruiting—Gen Z Just Isn’t Biting The Army Is Recruiting—Gen Z Just Isn’t Biting

After 20 years of losing wars, who can blame them?

Apr 20, 2023 / Nan Levinson

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in “The Last of Us.”

What “The Last of Us” Could Never Do What “The Last of Us” Could Never Do

The HBO series exposed all the limits of video game adaptations.

Apr 20, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Nation Poetry

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Who am I to say that the hawk circling above the deck wasn’t really the murdered sister of our host, as she insisted? Who says the dead stay dead, or even human—for all I know our…

Apr 20, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Kim Addonizio

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at a podium, seen from below, with his image on a large TV screen above him.

Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024 Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024

A top donor backs off over the governor’s six-week abortion law and book banning. A threat to build a state prison adjacent to Disney World seems unhinged. “Pudding fingers” is mak...

Apr 19, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Dominion And Fox News Reach Settlement In Defamation Case

It Costs $787.5 Million to Lie to the Public. Fox News Can Afford It. It Costs $787.5 Million to Lie to the Public. Fox News Can Afford It.

The defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems ended in a settlement yesterday, leaving the cable network's conduct unchallenged in court.

Apr 19, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)

Jim Jordan Wants to Make Alvin Bragg the Villain, but It’s Not Working Jim Jordan Wants to Make Alvin Bragg the Villain, but It’s Not Working

Jordan swept into Manhattan to do Trump’s bidding, but he ended up reminding everyone that the Manhattan DA is keeping his campaign promises.

Apr 19, 2023 / John Nichols

Stop the War(s)

Stop the War(s) Stop the War(s)

Indigenous peoples are disproportionally impacted by armed conflicts around the world.

Apr 19, 2023 / OppArt / Juan Henry Mendez Chavajay

Jerry Mander, author of Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, at his typewriter.

Jerry Mander Was the Groundbreaking Activism-Adman Jerry Mander Was the Groundbreaking Activism-Adman

He was a key figure in the anti-globalization movement—RIP.

Apr 19, 2023 / The Editors

President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Why Eisenhower’s “Chance for Peace” Address Still Matters Why Eisenhower’s “Chance for Peace” Address Still Matters

The speech was an indictment of nuclear buildup and excessive military spending.

Apr 19, 2023 / William D. Hartung

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