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Joaquin Phoenix in “Beau Is Afraid.”

Is There Anything Below the Surface in “Beau Is Afraid”? Is There Anything Below the Surface in “Beau Is Afraid”?

When mothers and dreams are involved, it is hard not to think of Freud. But in Ari Aster’s latest, very little is left to the imagination.

May 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte

Marianne Williamson speaks to the crowd at the launch of her 2024 presidential campaign

Marianne Williamson: From Third Way to Third Eye Marianne Williamson: From Third Way to Third Eye

The spiritual author’s idiosyncratic presidential campaign emphasizes the “unseen” America overlooked by the major political parties.

May 15, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Palestinian kids hold keys in their hands to mark the 75th anniversary of the Nakba

100 Years of Palestinian Popular Resistance 100 Years of Palestinian Popular Resistance

Even among many sympathetic partisans of the Palestinian struggle, a narrative of victimhood prevails. But how we regard our past and present is a choice.

May 15, 2023 / Nasreen Abd Elal

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris return to the Oval Office at the conclusion of an event marking National Small Business Week in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 1, 2023.

Joe Biden, Culture Warrior Joe Biden, Culture Warrior

The president’s freedom agenda can win—if he doesn’t embrace austerity.

May 15, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Shootings

Shootings Shootings

Infinity.

May 15, 2023 / OppArt / Ed Hall

Tanner Fischer speaks in front of UPS workers in Iowa.

Inside a Teamster Rebellion: This Is What Union Democracy Looks Like Inside a Teamster Rebellion: This Is What Union Democracy Looks Like

In Des Moines, Iowa, the militant Local 90 is preparing for what could be the largest strike against a single company in US history.

May 15, 2023 / Sarah Lazare

Reflections on the 75th Anniversary of a Nakba That Never Ended

Reflections on the 75th Anniversary of a Nakba That Never Ended Reflections on the 75th Anniversary of a Nakba That Never Ended

In the decades since the event Palestinians know as "the Catastrophe," dispossession has become a timeless theme of the Palestinian experience.

May 15, 2023 / Mohammed El-Kurd

people hold flags at a may day rally in Brazil

With Lula in Charge, What’s Next for the Brazilian Left? With Lula in Charge, What’s Next for the Brazilian Left?

Brazilian labor leaders Artur Henrique and Marcio Pochmann share their thoughts on the continuing danger of the far right in Brazil.

May 15, 2023 / Q&A / Bill Fletcher Jr. and Bill Gallegos

Appalachia Mountains

What “Demon Copperhead” Gets Right About Appalachia What “Demon Copperhead” Gets Right About Appalachia

Barbara Kingsolver’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel shows the reality of the opioid and foster care crises in the region without resorting to stale stereotypes.

May 15, 2023 / StudentNation / Jessica Miller

Introducing the 2023 Puffin Student Writing Fellows

Introducing the 2023 Puffin Student Writing Fellows Introducing the 2023 Puffin Student Writing Fellows

Selected from a highly competitive applicant pool of entrants from coast to coast, ten student journalists will be mentored by leading Nation voices, bestselling authors, and award...

May 15, 2023 / StudentNation / Press Room

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