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at a gas station in Los Angeles, Calif.

Will Gas Prices Tank Electoral Prospects for Democrats? Will Gas Prices Tank Electoral Prospects for Democrats?

In many swing states, polling shows voters are concerned about inflation and economic hardship over all other issues—and they blame the party in power.

Oct 7, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Jessa Crispin Speaks From the Heartland

Jessa Crispin Speaks From the Heartland Jessa Crispin Speaks From the Heartland

The author's latest book, My Three Dads, blends personal memory with American history, offering incisive cultural criticism that turns to small-town values to understand American i...

Oct 7, 2022 / Q&A / Brianna Di Monda

War or Peace Is the Most Neglected Issue on the November Ballot

War or Peace Is the Most Neglected Issue on the November Ballot War or Peace Is the Most Neglected Issue on the November Ballot

But most Americans don’t know it because the media isn’t asking candidates about disarmament, diplomacy, and out-of-control military spending.

Oct 6, 2022 / John Nichols

Beyond First Aid

Beyond First Aid Beyond First Aid

US democracy is in peril.

Oct 6, 2022 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy

Prime Minister Liz Truss looks forward wearing a hard hat and safety glasses.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss Is No Margaret Thatcher British Prime Minister Liz Truss Is No Margaret Thatcher

The Tory leader's pledge to deliver neoliberal “shock therapy” brought her own party conference to the brink of open revolt.

Oct 6, 2022 / Steve Howell

Divest Princeton Protest

Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research

After a decade of student organizing, Princeton made a pledge to divest its endowment and reject fossil fuel money. Will more universities follow?

Oct 6, 2022 / StudentNation / Chelsey Gilchrist and Claire Kaufman

Do Sanctions Work?

Do Sanctions Work? Do Sanctions Work?

A new history examines their use in the past and considers their effectiveness for the future.

Oct 6, 2022 / Books & the Arts / James Stafford

Ukrainian soldiers adjust flag

Not Even Nuclear War Will Stop the Fighting in Ukraine Not Even Nuclear War Will Stop the Fighting in Ukraine

Kyiv deserves our economic support and military aid, but not American troops or nuclear ambiguity.

Oct 6, 2022 / Kai Bird for The Nation

Hervé Guibert’s Last Laugh

Hervé Guibert’s Last Laugh Hervé Guibert’s Last Laugh

His last novel, My Manservant and Me, was a bracing satire of illness, aging, and the representation of gay life in literature.

Oct 6, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Shiv Kotecha

Governor Greg Abbott speaking with former President Donald Trump during a June 2021 tour of the US-Mexico border wall.

Exclusive: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Used Covid Aid to Pay for a Border Wall Exclusive: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Used Covid Aid to Pay for a Border Wall

Texas steered $1 billion in federal pandemic dollars to Operation Lone Star, which was used to hire thousands of guards, expand the wall, and bus migrants out of state.

Oct 6, 2022 / Barbara Koeppel

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