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Reporters hold out phones toward Republican senatorial candidate Kari Lake, photographed on Capitol Hill.

Arizona’s Abortion Ban Is Exactly What Donald Trump Wants Arizona’s Abortion Ban Is Exactly What Donald Trump Wants

If you leave it up to the states, bad things will happen to women. That’s why rising numbers of voters are embracing broad abortion protections.

Apr 10, 2024 / Joan Walsh

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley answers reporters' questions on April 6 before a national championship game.

Coaching Great Dawn Staley Defends Trans Athletes Coaching Great Dawn Staley Defends Trans Athletes

The courageous comments of the South Carolina Gamecocks’ coach upset all the right people.

Apr 10, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Senator Joe Manchin III (D) and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman (R) visit an overflow room after co-headlining the Common Sense Town Hall, an event sponsored by the bipartisan group No Labels, held on July 17, 2023, in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Why No Labels Is the Fyre Festival of Politics Why No Labels Is the Fyre Festival of Politics

The self-described centrist alternative to the two major parties failed spectacularly this year—but such a lavishly funded shakedown operation may not be dead for good.

Apr 10, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Former president Donald Trump at the 18th green during day three of the LIV Golf Invitational–Miami on April 7, 2024, in Doral, Florida.

Trump’s Only Position on Abortion Is to Say Whatever It Takes to Get Reelected Trump’s Only Position on Abortion Is to Say Whatever It Takes to Get Reelected

The mainstream media is once again covering Donald Trump like he’s a normal presidential candidate, rather than someone who represents the “abortion is murder” party.

Apr 10, 2024 / Andrea Grimes

Black History Is American History

Black History Is American History Black History Is American History

Community mural, Coalition of North East Associations (CONEA), Rochester, NY, 2012.

Apr 10, 2024 / OppArt / Susan Meiselas

Heinrich Himmler inspecting the Galicia Division in May 1944. Otto Wächter is in the background.

Why Is the American Library Association Whitewashing the History of Ukrainian Nazis? Why Is the American Library Association Whitewashing the History of Ukrainian Nazis?

In honoring a book depicting Ukrainian volunteers in the Waffen SS as heroes and patriots, the group reveals historical ignorance—or indifference to antisemitism.

Apr 10, 2024 / Lev Golinkin

Extra! Extra! Steve Brodner’s Brilliance Recognized by Herblock Prize

Extra! Extra! Steve Brodner’s Brilliance Recognized by Herblock Prize Extra! Extra! Steve Brodner’s Brilliance Recognized by Herblock Prize

Brodner, a frequent contributor to The Nation, is both a great caricaturist and a great portraitist.

Apr 10, 2024 / Jeet Heer

The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children

The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children

The island’s health system is on its knees. Doctors are fleeing in droves. And the crisis is hurting kids most of all.

Apr 10, 2024 / Feature / Coral Murphy Marcos

Proesters in front of the Capitol with signs protesting the bill to force the sale of TikTok to an American-owned company. Signs read

Scapegoating TikTok Is Not the Answer Scapegoating TikTok Is Not the Answer

Banning the app in the US would destroy a hub for progressive organizing and cultural influence.

Apr 10, 2024 / Column / Kali Holloway

Lauren Oyler and the Critic in the Internet Age

Lauren Oyler and the Critic in the Internet Age Lauren Oyler and the Critic in the Internet Age

In No Judgment, the novelist and critic explores the perilous activity of literary criticism in the era of social media.

Apr 10, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Alana Pockros

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