Q&A

The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?

The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions? The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?

Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes talks about Sudan’s hopeful but uncertain future in the wake of its peaceful democratic revolution.

Mar 20, 2020 / Q&A / Mitchell Plitnick

Sara Nelson speaking at press conference

Sara Nelson Says People Are Ready for Solidarity Sara Nelson Says People Are Ready for Solidarity

The president of the Association of Flight Attendants tells Sarah Jaffe that the pandemic reveals what unions already know: “An injury to one is an injury to all.”

Mar 18, 2020 / Q&A / Sarah Jaffe

Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’

Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’ Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’

We talked to the author about the enduring influence of her now 30-year-old novel on life in Marcos-era Philippines.

Mar 11, 2020 / Q&A / Noah Flora

Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language

Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language

We talked to Smith about their new poetry collection, Homie, and what it means to create poetic space for your community. 

Mar 5, 2020 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho

Audia Jones

Audia Jones Wants to Redefine Criminal Justice in Texas Audia Jones Wants to Redefine Criminal Justice in Texas

Disappointed in her old boss, a former district attorney is running to be the Harris County district attorney on one of the most progressive platforms of 2020.

Feb 17, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez

What We Can Learn From the Iran/Contra Scandal

What We Can Learn From the Iran/Contra Scandal What We Can Learn From the Iran/Contra Scandal

Leon Neyfakh, the host of the podcast Fiasco, tells The Nation that you can’t separate the policies from the people.

Feb 12, 2020 / Q&A / Emily Berch

Arielle Angel

Newish and Jewish: An Interview With ‘Currents’ Editor Arielle Angel Newish and Jewish: An Interview With ‘Currents’ Editor Arielle Angel

How a revitalized magazine with its roots in American communism captured the Jewish left.

Feb 6, 2020 / Q&A / Sarah M. Seltzer

Garth Greenwell on the Poetics of Cruising

Garth Greenwell on the Poetics of Cruising Garth Greenwell on the Poetics of Cruising

We talked to the writer about his latest novel, Cleanness, an expansive book about desire, power, and the physicality of aesthetic experience

Jan 30, 2020 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho

Emma Copley Eisenberg’s Appalachian True-Crime Chronicle Upends the Genre

Emma Copley Eisenberg’s Appalachian True-Crime Chronicle Upends the Genre Emma Copley Eisenberg’s Appalachian True-Crime Chronicle Upends the Genre

In a conversation with fellow true-crime writer Rachel Monroe, Eisenberg discusses the pitfalls and potential of the evolving genre.

Jan 29, 2020 / Q&A / Rachel Monroe

Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad

Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad

We talked to the philosopher about her recent book The Cosmopolitan Tradition: A Noble but Flawed Ideal and her thoughts on contemporary global politics.

Jan 22, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

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