Lula’s Comeback Campaign: The Stakes for Brazil—and Democracy Lula’s Comeback Campaign: The Stakes for Brazil—and Democracy
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Celso Amorim, who served as both foreign minister and defense minister, explains why much more than a resurgent Pink Tide is riding on th...
Aug 3, 2022 / Pablo Calvi
Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights
As the fight in Oregon to divest from the Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus spyware shows, pension funds can use tools like proxy votes and responsible contractor policies to hold pr...
Aug 3, 2022 / Sravya Tadepalli
3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading 3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading
Racist attacks in which shooters claim to be motivated by environmental concerns are becoming increasingly common, as is the ideology behind them.
Aug 3, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle
The Wondrous and Mundane Diaries of Edna St. Vincent Millay The Wondrous and Mundane Diaries of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Her private writing offers another, more idiosyncratic angle to understand the famed poet.
Aug 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Apoorva Tadepalli
By Attacking Brittney Griner, Trump Signals to His Base: “I’m Still Racist” By Attacking Brittney Griner, Trump Signals to His Base: “I’m Still Racist”
The former president is reconnecting with his fans by using an old playbook: demonize a Black athlete, lie about who they are, and reap the benefits.
Aug 2, 2022 / Dave Zirin
The US Is Bad at Handling Epidemics. Monkeypox Is the Latest Example. The US Is Bad at Handling Epidemics. Monkeypox Is the Latest Example.
Vaccines are limited, communication is poor, and conspiracy theories abound.
Aug 2, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Human Rights Advocates Won’t Stop Fighting for Freedom in the Philippines Why Human Rights Advocates Won’t Stop Fighting for Freedom in the Philippines
Tyrants can be overthrown by the people.
Aug 2, 2022 / Bernadette Ellorin and Azadeh Shahshahani
This Is Life in Paranoid America This Is Life in Paranoid America
American leaders have driven this society to be ever less trusting and more fearful, in the name of protecting and advancing their wealth, power, and security.
Aug 2, 2022 / William Astore
SCOTUS vs. EPA SCOTUS vs. EPA
The Supreme Court enables the polluters.
Aug 2, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Free Jeef Kazadi! Free Jeef Kazadi!
We call on the Democratic Republic of Congo to immediately release a detained journalist.
Aug 2, 2022 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation