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The Unsure State of Asian America

The Unsure State of Asian America The Unsure State of Asian America

A conversation with Jay Caspian Kang about how the term “Asian American” became “mostly meaningless.”

Oct 13, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho

Hagel speaks with Afghanistan troops

I Lived Through the US Military’s Culture of Surveillance I Lived Through the US Military’s Culture of Surveillance

As a military spouse, I’ve been threatened, silenced, monitored, and shamed by the very people my husband fought alongside.

Oct 13, 2021 / Andrea Mazzarino

South Dakota state welcome sign

Extreme Inequality Fuels the Rigged World Economy Shown in the Pandora Papers Extreme Inequality Fuels the Rigged World Economy Shown in the Pandora Papers

The United States now rivals the Cayman Islands and European protectorates as an international tax haven.

Oct 12, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Joan Walsh on MSNBC

Women Yell Things to Me. But They’re All Compliments. Women Yell Things to Me. But They’re All Compliments.

Ever since I let my hair go to its natural white, I’ve gotten only positive feedback, especially from women. My conclusion? Representation matters—for older women, too.

Oct 12, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg Is “Open” to Meeting Biden at the UN Climate Summit Greta Thunberg Is “Open” to Meeting Biden at the UN Climate Summit

In the lead-up to COP26, the Swedish activist talked about Biden’s climate plan, the media’s responsibility, and what gives her hope.

Oct 12, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard

A September to Remember

A September to Remember A September to Remember

Embroidering recent history.

Oct 12, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt

Rio Grande Border Agents

America’s Long History of Mistreating Haitian Migrants America’s Long History of Mistreating Haitian Migrants

Recent images of Border Patrol agents chasing down Haitians have sparked outrage, but the US has been rounding up, detaining, and deporting asylum seekers from Haiti for decades.

Oct 12, 2021 / Column / Ibrahim Hirsi

Biden Student Debt

Biden Wants Tuition-Free Community College. What’s Next? Biden Wants Tuition-Free Community College. What’s Next?

The president's free college plan is a great first step. Here's what else we can do to Build Back Better

Oct 12, 2021 / StudentNation / Brendan Rooks

Nation Poetry

Parable of the Magpie and the Mirror Parable of the Magpie and the Mirror

A certain scientist had a cage, and took a magpie, and put the magpie in the cage. And the magpie’s head and neck were black, and black were its beak and eyes, but the breast and b…

Oct 12, 2021 / Poems / Monica Youn

Xinjiang surveillance

How “Terror Capitalism” Links Uyghur Oppression to the Global Economy How “Terror Capitalism” Links Uyghur Oppression to the Global Economy

The camps in Xinjiang and undocumented work in the US are part of the same continuum of unfreedom.

Oct 12, 2021 / Darren Byler

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