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Protesters in Boston hold cardboard signs in support of abortion, one reads

“Roe” Is the Past, Human Rights Are the Future “Roe” Is the Past, Human Rights Are the Future

Roe v. Wade didn’t guarantee unfettered abortion access in the United States. It’s past time human rights were placed at the center of our demands.

Jul 26, 2022 / Akila Radhakrishnan

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Distorting the Holocaust to Boost the International Arms Trade Distorting the Holocaust to Boost the International Arms Trade

If whitewashing Bulgaria’s history during the Second World War helps an Israeli arms company get a contract, who could possibly object?

Jul 26, 2022 / Raz Segal and Amos Goldberg

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What’s At Stake for Young Voters What’s At Stake for Young Voters

Young people coast to coast detail the most critical issues in the 2022 midterms, from student debt to abortion to climate change.

Jul 26, 2022 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Joe Biden, left, fist bumps with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Royal Palace.

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He ordered the murder, our own report said, But we remain true to the oil he commands: Joe Biden decided to fist bump the man, As if a clenched fist hides the blood on one’s hands.

Jul 26, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue

Whole Earth generation… Maier and McCarthyism…

Jul 26, 2022 / Our Readers

Easy Money: How Counties Are Funneling Covid Relief Funds Into New Jails

Easy Money: How Counties Are Funneling Covid Relief Funds Into New Jails Easy Money: How Counties Are Funneling Covid Relief Funds Into New Jails

Counties aren’t supposed to use Covid funds to build jails and prisons—but that hasn’t stopped some of them from trying to do it anyway.

Jul 26, 2022 / Feature / Lauren Gill

The Arizona Prison System Is Censoring “The Nation.” We’re Doing Something About It.

The Arizona Prison System Is Censoring “The Nation.” We’re Doing Something About It. The Arizona Prison System Is Censoring “The Nation.” We’re Doing Something About It.

Arizona prison authorities are stopping incarcerated people from reading The Nation. We’re working with the ACLU’s National Prison Project to assert their First Amendment rights.

Jul 25, 2022 / D.D. Guttenplan, Bhaskar Sunkara, and Katrina vanden Heuvel

Back to School…

Back to School… Back to School…

To Learn About Another Mass Shooting?

Jul 25, 2022 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Joe Biden holds up his hand and closes his eyes while addressing the Supreme Court’s decision on Dobbs in Washington D.C.

Biden’s Troubling Response to “Dobbs” Biden’s Troubling Response to “Dobbs”

The president does not seem to understand his responsibilities to the voters who elected him.

Jul 25, 2022 / Andrea Grimes for The Nation

How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable

How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable

There was nothing inevitable about the Lyme epidemic. Then humans disrupted the environment and fueled an era of tick-borne diseases.

Jul 25, 2022 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias

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