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We Should Shame Frequent Fliers

We Should Shame Frequent Fliers We Should Shame Frequent Fliers

Pre-pandemic travel habits were destroying the earth. They must never be allowed to return.

Apr 23, 2021 / Rafia Zakaria

Grain Silo

Notes on Cant—and Other Ways of Saying What We Don’t Mean Notes on Cant—and Other Ways of Saying What We Don’t Mean

A close relative of hypocrisy, cant speech conceals the iron fist of conformity inside the velvet glove of cliche.

Apr 23, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich

Misinformation Is Destroying Our Country. Can Anything Rein It In?

Misinformation Is Destroying Our Country. Can Anything Rein It In? Misinformation Is Destroying Our Country. Can Anything Rein It In?

Trump is gone, but the right-wing media is alive and well—and will further undermine our democracy if we let it. 

Apr 23, 2021 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

Earth Day 2021

Earth Day 2021 Earth Day 2021

Environmental activism is love for the planet and love for all living beings.

Apr 22, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

A young student sits in front of a laptop, attending an online class.

Platforms Like Canvas Play Fast and Loose With Students’ Data Platforms Like Canvas Play Fast and Loose With Students’ Data

Many universities have yet to reckon with the data justice implications of learning technologies—now, with online learning the norm, these practices deserve more scrutiny.

Apr 22, 2021 / StudentNation / Britt Paris, Rebecca Reynolds, and Catherine McGowan

Fritz Mondale and Decency

Fritz Mondale and Decency Fritz Mondale and Decency

Jimmy Carter thought the vice presidency was a “wasted national asset.” Walter Mondale, who died last week, changed that forever.

Apr 22, 2021 / Kai Bird

Harsha Walia

Pulling Down the World’s Walls: A Conversation With Harsha Walia Pulling Down the World’s Walls: A Conversation With Harsha Walia

The Nation talked to the author and activist about her new book, Border and Rule, and what a border-free globe might look like.

Apr 22, 2021 / Q&A / John Washington

Fashion waste climate change

Greenwashing Fashion Greenwashing Fashion

These days, sustainability is on trend. But the trend cycle of fast fashion isn’t sustainable.

Apr 22, 2021 / Julian Epp

How to Kill the Oil Hydra—and Other Lessons From the Fight Against Keystone XL

How to Kill the Oil Hydra—and Other Lessons From the Fight Against Keystone XL How to Kill the Oil Hydra—and Other Lessons From the Fight Against Keystone XL

What the Indigenous-led victory over Keystone XL tells us about the struggle to stop oil pipelines.

Apr 22, 2021 / Feature / David Treuer

Reema bint Bandar Al Saud

The Saudi Lobby Moves From K Street to Main Street The Saudi Lobby Moves From K Street to Main Street

By enlisting community members across the US to peddle the best version of the Kingdom, the Saudi lobby has given its brand an American-as-apple-pie shine.

Apr 21, 2021 / Benjamin Freeman, Brian Steiner, and Leila Riazi

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