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The Best Years of My Country Are Behind Me The Best Years of My Country Are Behind Me

Thirty years ago, I caught a fleeting glimpse out of the corner of my eye of a better future, a better America, a better world. It was not to be.

May 11, 2023 / William Astore

Laura Les of 100 Gecs

The Playful Pop of 100 gecs The Playful Pop of 100 gecs

The band’s new album is absurd but that is part of the point.

May 11, 2023 / Bijan Stephen

A memorial to Shireen Abu Akleh in the room that used to be her office at the Al Jazeera news channel in the West Bank city of Ramallah

My Cousin Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed a Year Ago. No Justice Has Been Served. My Cousin Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed a Year Ago. No Justice Has Been Served.

Despite relentless pressure from my family, the Biden administration has done nothing to hold Israel accountable for Shireen’s killing.

May 11, 2023 / Jennifer Zacharia

Now More Than Ever, We Need to Fight, Not Despair

Now More Than Ever, We Need to Fight, Not Despair Now More Than Ever, We Need to Fight, Not Despair

The never-ending Covid toll, the government’s indifference to this suffering—it’s easy to feel helpless about all of it. But we have to keep resisting.

May 11, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Trump supporters rally to welcome him at Manchester airport in Manchester, N.H., on May 10, ahead of his CNN town hall.

CNN Showcases Trump. He Brutalizes One of Its Stars—and the Truth. CNN Showcases Trump. He Brutalizes One of Its Stars—and the Truth.

Despite her best efforts, moderator Kaitlan Collins could not “fact-check a lie machine,” in one CNN star’s words. It was a predictable shit show.

May 10, 2023 / Joan Walsh

E. Jean Carroll, smiling, holds hands with her attorney, Roberta Kaplan, at her side, as they leave a court house.

E. Jean Carroll’s Big Win for Women E. Jean Carroll’s Big Win for Women

It turns out Trump couldn’t sexually abuse someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it.

May 10, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Indigenous Corn, Indigenous Resistance

Indigenous Corn, Indigenous Resistance Indigenous Corn, Indigenous Resistance

Indigenous lives matter.

May 10, 2023 / OppArt / Mario Gonzalez Chavajay

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Is This the Most Dangerous Right-Wing Think Tank You’ve Never Heard Of? Is This the Most Dangerous Right-Wing Think Tank You’ve Never Heard Of?

Meet the Foundation for Government Accountability.

May 10, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Voters cast ballots on election day in Atlanta, Ga., on November 8, 2022.

A New Southern Strategy to Repair Our Democracy A New Southern Strategy to Repair Our Democracy

In spite of everything stacked against it, a new generation of progressive Southern voters is rising.

May 10, 2023 / Tory Gavito

Evgeniya Berkovich speaks at Snob magazine's Made in Russia 2021 awards ceremony at the Yermolova Moscow Drama Theater.

Hunt Murderers, Not Poets Hunt Murderers, Not Poets

In support of arrested Russian poet Evgenia Berkovich.

May 10, 2023 / The Nation and Katrina vanden Heuvel

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