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The Remnants of War Are Killing People in Times of Peace The Remnants of War Are Killing People in Times of Peace
Unexploded ordnance makes the terror of war linger after the wars themselves are in the history books.
Oct 2, 2024 / Andrea Mazzarino
![Republican vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance participates in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024, in New York City.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/jd-vance-vp-debate-getty.jpg)
After a Shaky Start, Walz Reveals the Fascist Behind the Curtain After a Shaky Start, Walz Reveals the Fascist Behind the Curtain
In the vice-presidential debate, JD Vance was every bit the polished Yale Law alum, but his canned bromides turned foul in the end.
Oct 2, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
![JD Vance and Tim Walz during the first and likely only 2024 vice presidential debate, in New York City on October 1, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/vancewalzdebate.jpg)
Tim Walz’s Long Game Will Pay Off Tim Walz’s Long Game Will Pay Off
JD Vance is a skillful liar, but the vice-presidential debate produced enough bad clips to damage Trump’s campaign.
Oct 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![Ignoring Mental Health Is a Crime](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1440_FEAT-1.jpg)
Ignoring Mental Health Is a Crime Ignoring Mental Health Is a Crime
Prisons aren’t the answer to our mental health crisis.
Oct 2, 2024 / OppArt / Hector Manuel Rodriguez
![The Industry Behind Your Filet-O-Fish Is Destroying Alaska’s Oceans and Rivers](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-file-o-fish-glamor-shot.jpg)
The Industry Behind Your Filet-O-Fish Is Destroying Alaska’s Oceans and Rivers The Industry Behind Your Filet-O-Fish Is Destroying Alaska’s Oceans and Rivers
While the deep-pocketed trawling industry rakes in millions, indigenous Alaskans, small-scale fisheries, and the state’s ecosystem are being left out to dry.
Oct 2, 2024 / Lois Parshley
![Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento’s Endless Reinventions](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ES_4_photo_credit_Goathi_Diniz.jpeg)
Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento’s Endless Reinventions Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento’s Endless Reinventions
In a collaborative work, the two artists find a fusion of old and new that charts a path forward for jazz and pop’s future.
Oct 2, 2024 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
![Republican vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz participate in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 202,4 in New York City.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/vance-walz-vp-debate.jpg)
Walz Defended Reality—Even as Vance Took Full Advantage of CBS’s Failure to Fact-Check Walz Defended Reality—Even as Vance Took Full Advantage of CBS’s Failure to Fact-Check
In a debate where JD Vance lied and lied and lied, Tim Walz did double duty. In addition to making his own case, Walz had to defend the truth.
Oct 2, 2024 / John Nichols
![Pete Rose holding a baseball mitt in position during a Cincinnati Reds game.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pete-rose.jpg)
Gambling Is an Addiction. So Why Was Pete Rose an Outcast? Gambling Is an Addiction. So Why Was Pete Rose an Outcast?
The baseball legend was an example of not only the perils of gambling but also why the sports leagues’ embrace of the online-betting industry makes them predatory hypocrites.
Oct 1, 2024 / Obituary / Dave Zirin
![Wind and Solar Energy Use Surpasses Gas and Coal…](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1440_FEAT.jpg)
Wind and Solar Energy Use Surpasses Gas and Coal… Wind and Solar Energy Use Surpasses Gas and Coal…
The fossil fuel industry laments.
Oct 1, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
![Sen. J.D. Vance onstage at a rally, surrounded by Trump/Vance signs.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/jd-vance-rally-gt-img.jpg)
Abortion Bans—and Shaming—Aren’t Boosting Fertility Rates. What Does? Abortion Bans—and Shaming—Aren’t Boosting Fertility Rates. What Does?
Not only are abortion bans actively harmful to women and their families—they also don’t work to recreate the past as conservatives want them to.
Oct 1, 2024 / Elizabeth Gregory