Society

An effigy of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a protest outside the National Assembly in Seoul following the second martial law impeachment vote on December 14, 2024.

South Korea's Autumn of the Patriarchy South Korea's Autumn of the Patriarchy

President Yoon Suk-yeol is the first of his country's leaders eager to be a stooge of both Washington and Tokyo. His impeachment is testimony to the strength of Korean democracy.

Dec 19, 2024 / Bruce Cumings

President-elect Donald Trump with Elon Musk at a launch of a test flight of the SpaceX rocket in Brownsville, Texas.

Red Tape Saves Lives Red Tape Saves Lives

“Government” might sound ineffective and wasteful in the abstract. But Americans will miss it when it’s gone.

Dec 19, 2024 / Bryce Covert

A Dance to Jules Feiffer at 95

A Dance to Jules Feiffer at 95 A Dance to Jules Feiffer at 95

Cartoonist and writer Jules Feiffer is a national treasure. To mark his 95th birthday, we had some questions for the longtime Nation contributor.

Dec 19, 2024 / Feature / Peter Kuper

Men imprisoned at the Mafanta Prison peer out at the world. In 2016, Sierra Leone’s Human Rights Commission decried the squalor and lack of rehabilitative programs as “inhumane.”

The Legacy of the British Legal System Continues to Inflict Misery in Sierra Leone The Legacy of the British Legal System Continues to Inflict Misery in Sierra Leone

Decades after independence, colonial-era laws have created a mass-incarceration crisis in Sierra Leone as poor citizens are thrown into prison for the smallest offenses.

Dec 19, 2024 / Feature / Mara Kardas-Nelson

Why Baseball Movies Matter

Why Baseball Movies Matter Why Baseball Movies Matter

On this episode of Edge of Sports, we speak about the joy and politics of baseball movies.

Dec 18, 2024 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

The Truth Will…

The Truth Will… The Truth Will…

Piss You Off. (Graffiti In NYC)

Dec 18, 2024 / OppArt / Anonymous

Fred Korematsu in 1983.

One of the Supreme Court’s Most Infamous Cases Is As Relevant as Ever One of the Supreme Court’s Most Infamous Cases Is As Relevant as Ever

Eighty years ago, Korematsu v. United States upheld the incarceration of Japanese Americans. The racism and hysteria that fueled that decision are still with us today.

Dec 18, 2024 / Jonathan van Harmelen

Auctioning Off Judaism’s Past

Auctioning Off Judaism’s Past Auctioning Off Judaism’s Past

As the collections of Sir Moses Montefiore and David Solomon Sassoon go under the hammer today, what's the future for rare books and historic artifacts in the age of generative AI...

Dec 18, 2024 / David Brodsky

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How Sunday Morning News Shows Promote an Anti-Palestinian Agenda for Washington How Sunday Morning News Shows Promote an Anti-Palestinian Agenda for Washington

Since October 2023, NBC’s Meet the Press, ABC’s This Week, and CNN’s State of the Union have not featured a single Palestinian guest.

Dec 18, 2024 / Adam Johnson and Othman Ali

War Games

War Games War Games

Around the world catastrophic wars rage.

Dec 17, 2024 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

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