What Happens When a School Tries to Silence Queer Voices? What Happens When a School Tries to Silence Queer Voices?
Marcus Pennell, a trans columnist at a high school in Nebraska, explains why administrators shut down his newspaper—and why it matters to LGBTQ students everywhere.
Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet
Hugh Ryan’s The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison makes a compelling case for abolition as a central part of queer politics.
Sep 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Gordon-Loebl
Without “Roe,” Who Is Holding Prosecutors to Account? Without “Roe,” Who Is Holding Prosecutors to Account?
A conversation with Andrea James, the executive director of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, and Sakira Cook, the co–interim vice pr...
Aug 18, 2022 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
The Building Blocks of History The Building Blocks of History
A conversation with Richard Cohen about Making History, his lively defense of narrative history, and the lived experience that informs historical writing.
Aug 17, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Walker Mimms
The Climate Crisis Is Changing Our Concept of Home The Climate Crisis Is Changing Our Concept of Home
Climate journalist and author Madeline Ostrander on finding stability on a burning planet.
Aug 12, 2022 / Q&A / Danielle Renwick
Steven Thrasher on “The Viral Underclass” Steven Thrasher on “The Viral Underclass”
The Nation spoke with Thrasher about who makes up the viral underclass—the subject of his new book—and what we should do to confront the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Aug 11, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Charlotte Rosen
The Myth of Libertarian Exit The Myth of Libertarian Exit
Raymond Craib’s new book, Adventure Capitalism, traces the history of individualist, property-oriented “escape” projects pursued by the likes of Michael Oliver, Peter Thiel, and Bi...
Aug 1, 2022 / Q&A / Jacob Bruggeman
A History of the Partition Through the Eyes of Appalachian Nuns A History of the Partition Through the Eyes of Appalachian Nuns
Jyoti Thottam's Sisters of Mokama, tells the story of missionaries in the Indian state of Bihar, who bore witness to the tumultuous era, offering a different way to understand the ...
Jul 19, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Zoya Qureshi
Edafe Okporo’s Manifesto for the Migrant Edafe Okporo’s Manifesto for the Migrant
A conversation with the activist and writer about his new book Asylum and the intersections of oppression that face LGBTQ migrants and refugees.
Jul 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / John Washington
Richard Seymour’s World Is Full of Wonder Richard Seymour’s World Is Full of Wonder
The author’s latest book is a wide-ranging collection of left-wing ecocriticism catalyzed by his own ecological awakening.
Jul 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Lewis Gordon