We Should Hand Out Free Heroin to Drug Users

The idea that abstinence works is more about our fear of drugs than it is about science.

P.E. Moskowitz

We Have to Choose the Future of the Planet

As the devastating Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report makes clear, we have political choices to make right now if we want to avert global catastrophe.

Mark Hertsgaard for The Nation

Kabul Has Fallen. Now What?

With the collapse of the US-backed government, Washington must chart a new course—but it won’t be easy.

Rajan Menon

The Real Question Is Why Andrew Cuomo Took So Long to Fall

New York hasn’t had a governor leave in dignity in years—and that is not a fluke.

Zephyr Teachout

How the Eviction Moratorium Got Through

As the deadline neared, the White House floundered and progressives took action.

Aída Chávez

Black Women Olympians Showed Us What It Means to Be Excellent—and Human

If there is a sea change in the way mental health is understood in elite sports, it is being led by Simone Biles and other Black women.

Kali Holloway

Have Democrats Become the Party of the Rich?

If you’re waiting for Democrats to talk as frankly about wealth as they do about race, don’t hold your breath.

David Bromwich

The Transformation of Afghanistan

Calvin Trillin

Letters From the September 6/13, 2021, Issue

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