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The Missing Pieces of the Democrats’ Rural Offer Could Fill a Barnyard The Missing Pieces of the Democrats’ Rural Offer Could Fill a Barnyard
Rural America looms large in the 2024 election. So why is it such a small piece of the Progressive Caucus agenda?
Aug 13, 2024 / Anthony Flaccavento
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Their Atrocities—and Ours: Thinking About the Wrong Side of History Their Atrocities—and Ours: Thinking About the Wrong Side of History
Can a cause still be just, even if atrocities have been committed on its behalf?
Aug 12, 2024 / Bruce Robbins
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“The Measure Should Not Be Called the Johnson Bill, but the Ku Klux Klan Bill” “The Measure Should Not Be Called the Johnson Bill, but the Ku Klux Klan Bill”
When Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1924 a century ago, The Nation issued a prescient warning to its readers.
Aug 12, 2024 / Richard Kreitner
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A Vibe Shift Won’t Save Gaza A Vibe Shift Won’t Save Gaza
Kamala Harris must move from words to deeds to stop Israel’s war crimes.
Aug 8, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson
![Fadi Deeb near his house in Gaza City, on April 6, 2016.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/fadi-deeb-getty.jpg)
Meet Fadi Deeb: Gaza’s Paralympian Is Showing the World That Palestine Still Lives Meet Fadi Deeb: Gaza’s Paralympian Is Showing the World That Palestine Still Lives
The shot-putter is the only competitor in the Palestinian Olympic delegation from Gaza.
Aug 2, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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Eroding Indigenous Sovereignty Eroding Indigenous Sovereignty
Tribes seeking federal recognition so they can better address climate change face a catch-22 as climate change jeopardizes the documents they need for recognition.
Jul 30, 2024 / Photo Essay / Ottavia Spaggiari
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How Harris Can Make America Democratic Again How Harris Can Make America Democratic Again
Biden wisely passed the torch to someone who can counter the MAGA call.
Jul 30, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
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What the US Can Learn From the French Left What the US Can Learn From the French Left
The New Popular Front bloc denied the far right a victory by doing things the Democratic Party consistently fails to do.
Jul 29, 2024 / Harrison Stetler
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Kamala Harris Is Ready for This Fight Kamala Harris Is Ready for This Fight
In a matter of days, Vice President Kamala Harris cleared the path for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Jul 26, 2024 / John Nichols for The Nation
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Prison Innovations Prison Innovations
Writer James Kilgore and information artist Vic Liu demonstrate the improvisations and ingenuities that allow incarcerated people to experience some small human comforts.
Jul 22, 2024 / James Kilgore and Vic Liu