![Screenshot of CGI image in proposal titled “From Crisis to Prosperity.”](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/gaza2035-ss.jpg)
The Awful Plan to Turn Gaza Into the Next Dubai The Awful Plan to Turn Gaza Into the Next Dubai
The Netanyahu administration seems to have learned from neighboring petrostates that spectacle can distract from ethnic cleansing.
Jul 9, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner
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Running Biden Against Trump Is Just Plain Irresponsible Running Biden Against Trump Is Just Plain Irresponsible
If American democracy is on the line, as Democrats have rightly insisted, why nominate someone who has trouble keeping up with his opponent?
Jul 3, 2024 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
![Metaphorical Advice to Those Who Want to Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Bye-bye-Mike_Pence.jpg)
Metaphorical Advice to Those Who Want to Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate Metaphorical Advice to Those Who Want to Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate
Jul 2, 2024 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin
![John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon stand at podiums during one of their four debates in 1960.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-615291544.jpg)
The Lost Lessons of the First Televised Presidential Debates The Lost Lessons of the First Televised Presidential Debates
In 1960, The Nation asked a collection of thinkers and critics to grapple with the significance of the televised debates between Nixon and Kennedy. Here’s what they said.
Jun 27, 2024 / Column / Richard Kreitner
![This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is bowman-flag-getty.jpg Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) lost his bid for reelection to New York’s 16th Congressional District.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bowman-flag-getty.jpg)
Jamaal Bowman Didn’t Lose Because of AIPAC Jamaal Bowman Didn’t Lose Because of AIPAC
Their astonishing spending mattered less than how the congressman’s Jewish constituents weighed his words and actions.
Jun 26, 2024 / Back Talk / Alexis Grenell
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Trump’s Favored Candidate Just Won Nevada’s Senate Primary Trump’s Favored Candidate Just Won Nevada’s Senate Primary
Sam Brown will face incumbent Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen in November, in a state where the outcome remains far from clear.
Jun 14, 2024 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
![Unhoused senior citizens call a homeless advocate from at Tussing Park in Grants Pass, Oregon. on Thursday. March 28, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/grants-pass-getty.jpg)
The Liberal Consensus on Homelessness Got Us Here The Liberal Consensus on Homelessness Got Us Here
The housing crisis is the logical outcome of real estate speculation and expanding unemployment—not an inevitable fact of life.
Jun 12, 2024 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.
![Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton attend a portrait unveiling ceremony in the Russell Senate Office Building on December 8, 2016.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/joeandhillary.jpg)
Showing Contempt for Young Voters Is a Great Way for Democrats to Lose in November Showing Contempt for Young Voters Is a Great Way for Democrats to Lose in November
Hillary Clinton’s arrogance already lost one election. And if Joe Biden follows her example, it can easily cost another.
Jun 6, 2024 / Morbid Symptoms / Jeet Heer
![US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is seen after a swearing in ceremony for Mark Esper to be the new US secretary of defense in 2019.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sam-alito-up-close-getty.jpg)
A Lesson From the High Court A Lesson From the High Court
Jun 4, 2024 / Deadline Poet / Calvin Trillin
![Louis Vuitton’s branding opportunity in Paris.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/lv-paris-getty.jpg)
Luxury Brands Are Buying Our Cities Luxury Brands Are Buying Our Cities
Conglomerates like LVMH are gobbling up whole neighborhoods to advance their own interests.
May 28, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner