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A scene from Women Talking

The Lessons of “Women Talking” The Lessons of “Women Talking”

A recent adaptation of the Miriam Toews novel asks a difficult question: What if the people we love are the people we fear?

Feb 14, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham

An Interview With the Taliban

An Interview With the Taliban An Interview With the Taliban

Two years after the US announced its withdrawal from Afghanistan, a Nation reporter speaks to Taliban spokesman Mufti Abdul Matin Qani about the government's policies.

Feb 14, 2023 / Hasan Ali

Joe Biden Is Embracing His Inner FDR

Joe Biden Is Embracing His Inner FDR Joe Biden Is Embracing His Inner FDR

Biden has begun to deliver a critique of capitalism that, while hardly radical, carries unmistakeable echoes of the 32nd president.

Feb 14, 2023 / John Nichols

Outside Kyiv, Ukraine, locals stand atop and examine a destroyed Russian tank.

We Can’t Reduce the Ukraine War to a Morality Play We Can’t Reduce the Ukraine War to a Morality Play

Along with causing immense suffering, Putin’s war has unleashed a tidal wave of hyperbole.

Feb 14, 2023 / Andrew J. Bacevich

A Standing Provocation: The Right’s Ploy to Overthrow Student Debt Relief

A Standing Provocation: The Right’s Ploy to Overthrow Student Debt Relief A Standing Provocation: The Right’s Ploy to Overthrow Student Debt Relief

In filing challenges only tangentially related to the central issue, right-wing plaintiffs are are throttling basic principles of law. 

Feb 14, 2023 / Michael C. Dorf

The Impact of the Anti-War Movement 20 Years After the US Invaded Iraq

The Impact of the Anti-War Movement 20 Years After the US Invaded Iraq The Impact of the Anti-War Movement 20 Years After the US Invaded Iraq

It’s a reminder that protest can and does matter.

Feb 14, 2023 / David Cortright

Why People Don’t Even Trust the Super Bowl

Why People Don’t Even Trust the Super Bowl Why People Don’t Even Trust the Super Bowl

It’s unsurprising that a game wrapped in lies produces a result that many cannot accept.

Feb 13, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Why Washington Tolerates the Trump Family’s Saudi Corruption

Why Washington Tolerates the Trump Family’s Saudi Corruption Why Washington Tolerates the Trump Family’s Saudi Corruption

You can buy an American president—just as long as your country is a putative ally.

Feb 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer

We’re Living in a Golden Age of Plenty—for the Rich

We’re Living in a Golden Age of Plenty—for the Rich We’re Living in a Golden Age of Plenty—for the Rich

Conspicuously absent from this year’s World Economic Forum was one of the most pressing issues of our time, which the elite that gathered are chiefly responsible for creating.

Feb 13, 2023 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Control Guns

Control Guns Control Guns

6,000 spent 9mm shell casings.

Feb 13, 2023 / OppArt / Holly Ballard Martz

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