![Former president Donald Trump arrives at a rally, August 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AP23135665204203.jpg)
It’s Official: The DOJ Stalled the Investigation Into Donald Trump It’s Official: The DOJ Stalled the Investigation Into Donald Trump
Merrick Garland has long claimed he’s been methodically building his investigation into January 6 from the bottom up—but a Washington Post exposé shows otherwise.
Jun 21, 2023 / Elie Mystal
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We Are Born to Be Happy We Are Born to Be Happy
Street art from Oaxaca, Mexico.
Jun 21, 2023 / OppArt
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Cormac McCarthy’s Unforgiving Parables of American Empire Cormac McCarthy’s Unforgiving Parables of American Empire
He demonstrated how the frontier wasn’t an incubator of democratic equality but a place of unrelenting pain, cruelty, and suffering.
Jun 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
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The Unsettled Life and Art of Jimmie Durham The Unsettled Life and Art of Jimmie Durham
A retrospective in Naples magnifies the mystery of the conceptual artist’s work.
Jun 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
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Modi’s Visit to the US Whitewashes India’s Far-Right Violence Modi’s Visit to the US Whitewashes India’s Far-Right Violence
Young Indian-Americans—and Americans at large—cannot ignore President Biden’s tacit endorsement of repression, authoritarianism, and religious intolerance.
Jun 21, 2023 / StudentNation / Shraddha Joshi
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Let’s Stop Casually Comparing Donald Trump to Eugene Debs Let’s Stop Casually Comparing Donald Trump to Eugene Debs
Trump could, like Debs, wind up running for president from prison. But Debs was a socialist, a free speech champion, and a fearless organizer. Trump is no Eugene Debs.
Jun 21, 2023 / John Nichols
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The Right’s War on Fun The Right’s War on Fun
In their hunt for new grievances, conservatives are now targeting ordinary pleasures like having a drink and taking a day off work.
Jun 20, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
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The CIA’s New Nord Stream Narrative Is Terrifying The CIA’s New Nord Stream Narrative Is Terrifying
Should we believe American officials who claim they can’t stop Ukraine from reckless escalation?
Jun 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer
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If Donald Trump Went to Jail for Violating the Espionage Act, He’d Be an Exception If Donald Trump Went to Jail for Violating the Espionage Act, He’d Be an Exception
It’s only whistleblowers who do hard time. Generals and high officials typically get just a slap on the wrist.
Jun 20, 2023 / James Bamford