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Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich and Al Gore

Democrats Can Break the “Midterm Curse” Democrats Can Break the “Midterm Curse”

Contrary to popular belief, incumbent parties aren't automatically fated to lose seats. Just look at 1998.

Jun 17, 2022 / Steve Phillips

Left, a man speaks into a microphone. Right, a woman speaks into a microphone.

“Handshake Activism” Won’t Defuse the Climate Emergency “Handshake Activism” Won’t Defuse the Climate Emergency

We need to mobilize many more people from all walks of life, say climate activists Kumi Naidoo and Luisa Neubauer.

Jun 17, 2022 / Bill McKibben

Nuclear missile

We Must Keep Fighting to Stop the Arms Race We Must Keep Fighting to Stop the Arms Race

Or we risk facing the unimaginable. 

Jun 16, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy Is Still Trump’s Accomplice Kevin McCarthy Is Still Trump’s Accomplice

The congressman’s attempts to deflect from the January 6 hearings show that he is willing to continue leading the country down the path to tyranny.

Jun 16, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump’s “Big Lie” Was Also a Big Grift

Trump’s “Big Lie” Was Also a Big Grift Trump’s “Big Lie” Was Also a Big Grift

The January 6 committee’s revelations that the Trump campaign raised money for a bogus “Official Election Defense Fund” point to criminal fraud.

Jun 16, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Covid NYC

Have We Really Learned Nothing From the Pandemic? Have We Really Learned Nothing From the Pandemic?

I’d like to believe we’ve learned a lesson about our species-wide vulnerability, our planetary connectedness. But in fact, we seem more atomized and arrogant than ever.

Jun 16, 2022 / Nina Burleigh

Abortion, On Screen and Off Screen

Abortion, On Screen and Off Screen Abortion, On Screen and Off Screen

Art imitates life?

Jun 16, 2022 / OppArt / Hooked Hands

The William Buckley and Edgar Smith Saga

The William Buckley and Edgar Smith Saga The William Buckley and Edgar Smith Saga

In her new book, Scoundrel, Sarah Weinman tells the story of how a conservative journalist and editor ended up befriending a convicted murderer.

Jun 16, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jake Bittle

The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW

The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW

The recently rereleased 1979 film can teach today’s workers how to throw their weight around.

Jun 16, 2022 / R.H. Lossin

Nation Poetry

THE RUPTURE TENSE THE RUPTURE TENSE

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Jun 16, 2022 / Poems / Jenny Xie

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