Articles

Paul Farmer, 1959–2022

Paul Farmer, 1959–2022 Paul Farmer, 1959–2022

Farewell to a friend.

Feb 22, 2022 / Amy Wilentz

Flushing Democracy

Flushing Democracy Flushing Democracy

Trump puts America in the toilet.

Feb 22, 2022 / OppArt / Steve Brodner, Pat Bagley, and Josh Gosfield

When Socialists Govern

When Socialists Govern When Socialists Govern

New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is building power in Queens.

Feb 22, 2022 / Feature / Hadas Thier

Student Debt Biden Protest

It’s Time for Young People to Demand a Solution to the Student Debt Crisis It’s Time for Young People to Demand a Solution to the Student Debt Crisis

Student body leaders representing over 1 million people recently urged President Biden to cancel student debt. Now is the moment to join them.

Feb 22, 2022 / StudentNation / Brendan Rooks and Orlando Cabalo

A “Simultaneously Hidden and Deliciously Obvious” History of Levantine Cuisine

A “Simultaneously Hidden and Deliciously Obvious” History of Levantine Cuisine A “Simultaneously Hidden and Deliciously Obvious” History of Levantine Cuisine

Writer Antonio Tahhan and Anny Gaul, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, discuss a new collection of essays on the region’s food.

Feb 22, 2022 / Q&A / Alexia Underwood

Trump Took 15 Boxes of Official Documents When He Left Office

Trump Took 15 Boxes of Official Documents When He Left Office Trump Took 15 Boxes of Official Documents When He Left Office

So why’d he take those boxes home? Well, here’s a strong suspicion: He meant to put stuff on display And charge a steep admission.

Feb 22, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Infinite Possibilities of “Macbeth”

The Infinite Possibilities of “Macbeth” The Infinite Possibilities of “Macbeth”

Sparse and beautiful, Joel Coen’s Shakespeare adaptation focuses on why we continue to return to this story of power and downfall.

Feb 22, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Nation Poetry

Hannah Is Never Only Hannah Hannah Is Never Only Hannah

Please get that I am the trying breeze going through the really great great great world yes yes. Please get that I am the drowning helpful freedom of the storm yes yes. Please get…

Feb 22, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Emerson

Nation Poetry

See the Tail That Wags the Dog See the Tail That Wags the Dog

See the tail that wags the dog. Language is speaking the man. Look, the shovel is making a hole in the grave digger! Brushes paint artists into the walls! The hip is wagging the da…

Feb 22, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ludmila Khersonsky

America Trapped by the Gun Industry

America Trapped by the Gun Industry America Trapped by the Gun Industry

Lots of gun lobbyists, no reform.

Feb 21, 2022 / OppArt / Ron Hauge

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