![Abortion-rights demonstrators protest outside the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse on June, 24, 2022, in Houston, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1259003668.jpg)
Texas Is Fighting to Access Out-of-State Abortion Medical Records Texas Is Fighting to Access Out-of-State Abortion Medical Records
State officials are suing the federal government over a Biden administration policy meant to protect patients and providers.
Oct 24, 2024 / Mary Tuma
![Lessons From the Birth of Modern Opinion Polling](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP37511451194.jpg)
Lessons From the Birth of Modern Opinion Polling Lessons From the Birth of Modern Opinion Polling
As George Gallup pioneered new methods of surveying the public, The Nation opined on their dangers—and democratic possibilities.
Oct 24, 2024 / Column / Richard Kreitner
![Second gentleman Doug Emhoff and Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti visited with Nancy and Rachel Gibbons in Scranton before the Country Over Party rally in Wilkes-Barre earlier this month.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dougemhoff.jpg)
Trouble for Harris and Walz in Pennsylvania? Trouble for Harris and Walz in Pennsylvania?
At this point, both campaigns know it’s all about the ground game. Trump’s outsourced operation is a mess. But is Harris’s “Biden infrastructure with Obama vibes” up to the task?
Oct 24, 2024 / Micah L. Sifry
![The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Student-Loan-Cancellation-SCOTUS-Biden.jpg)
The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One. The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One.
A year after the payment pause, a report from the SDCC reveals the failures of the student loan system. Cancellation is not just a financial necessity—it’s a moral imperative.
Oct 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres
![Chappell Roan responds to fans criticizing her over her comments about the Kamala Harris campaign.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FotoJet-62.jpg)
The Kamala Harris Stan Wars Have Reached a Fever Pitch The Kamala Harris Stan Wars Have Reached a Fever Pitch
The election has turned the Internet into a dangerous battlefield—and nobody, not even a pop superstar, is safe.
Oct 24, 2024 / Faith Branch
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Women Are Leading the Resistance Against Executions in Iran Women Are Leading the Resistance Against Executions in Iran
Their prominence in the ongoing struggle for human rights has been met with fierce crackdowns by the state.
Oct 24, 2024 / Bahar Mirhosseni
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“Call of Duty”: Pentagon Ops “Call of Duty”: Pentagon Ops
Inside the weird synergies that launched the videogaming industry---and made the Pentagon fantasies in Call of Duty its stock in trade.
Oct 24, 2024 / Feature / Jesse Robertson
![The view from the Taipei 101 tower, 2020.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1192354604.jpeg)
What No One Talks About When They Talk About Taiwan What No One Talks About When They Talk About Taiwan
In so many histories, writers so often ignore the social movements and underclass that helped define island nation's destiny.
Oct 24, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Brian Hioe
![Fernando Valenzuela, in his old Dodgers jersey, throws the pitch in a baseball field.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/valenzuela.jpg)
Fernando Valenzuela’s Magical Life and Tragic Death Reminds Us That Immigration Is Beautiful Fernando Valenzuela’s Magical Life and Tragic Death Reminds Us That Immigration Is Beautiful
The Dodgers pitcher had a legendary rookie year in 1981 in which he helped defeat the Yankees in the World Series.
Oct 23, 2024 / Obituary / Dave Zirin