Police and the Empire City, Part 2 Police and the Empire City, Part 2
On this episode of American Prestige, Part 2 of our conversation with Matthew Guariglia on policing in New York.
Aug 13, 2024 / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner
The Man Using Sports to Fight Israeli War Crimes The Man Using Sports to Fight Israeli War Crimes
Jibril Rajoub, the head of the Palestine Olympic Committee, says sports can be a nonviolent tool to resist occupation.
Aug 13, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Althea Gibson Let the Racquet Do the Talking Althea Gibson Let the Racquet Do the Talking
A recent biography of the complicated tennis legend underlines the sport’s persistent challenges with race, class, and celebrity.
Aug 13, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon
Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden
The former president is caught in a nostalgia trap of his own making.
Aug 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer
How Trump Has Run Afoul of His Online Fanboys How Trump Has Run Afoul of His Online Fanboys
At the end of a dismal week for his campaign, the former president fought off a flurry of podcaster defections.
Aug 12, 2024 / Jacob Silverman
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
“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
What Is Policing For? What Is Policing For?
Sociologist Michael Sierra-Arévalo’s recent book explains how an obsession with violence has defined the police’s purpose and worldview.
Aug 12, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Michael Friedrich
The Rotten Partnership Between the US Media and the Israeli Military The Rotten Partnership Between the US Media and the Israeli Military
Even as their colleagues in Gaza are deliberately massacred, Western journalists continue to play along with the IDF.
Aug 12, 2024 / Séamus Malekafzali
“It’s Not About the Operation. It’s About Us”: Rachel Somerstein on the Untold Story of C-Sections “It’s Not About the Operation. It’s About Us”: Rachel Somerstein on the Untold Story of C-Sections
A conversation with Rachel Somerstein about her new book, Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section.
Aug 12, 2024 / Q&A / Sara Franklin