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Chile Street Protest

Donald Duck Quacks Again as Chile Elects a New President Donald Duck Quacks Again as Chile Elects a New President

A half-century after it fed the Pinochet regime’s bonfire of heretical books, a celebrated “handbook of decolonization” has new relevance to a country on the brink of a momentous c...

Nov 22, 2021 / Ariel Dorfman

Nation Poetry

On the Overnight from Agadir On the Overnight from Agadir

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Nov 22, 2021 / Poems / Charif Shanahan

The Green Bank telescope in West Virginia

Life in West Virginia’s “Quiet Zone” Life in West Virginia’s “Quiet Zone”

A recent book by journalist Stephen Kurczy examines what happens in a vast swath of the country where wireless signal is limited and carefully regulated.

Nov 22, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Evan Malmgren

Inside the Hell That Is “The Many Saints of Newark”

Inside the Hell That Is “The Many Saints of Newark” Inside the Hell That Is “The Many Saints of Newark”

All of the things that worked in The Sopranos make its prequel a remarkable slog of a film.

Nov 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Em Rata

Emily Ratajkowski: “I’m Very Displeased With Capitalism” Emily Ratajkowski: “I’m Very Displeased With Capitalism”

A conversation with the essayist and model about her debut collection My Body, critiquing capitalism, the commodification of one’s image, and much more.

Nov 17, 2021 / Q&A / Larissa Pham

The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring

The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy has used comic books to fight for a ban on land mines and brought the Grateful Dead to the Senate Dining Room.

Nov 16, 2021 / John Nichols

Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month Native American Heritage Month

Honoring Native land and Native peoples, every day.

Nov 16, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Capitol building

Infrastructure Bill Passes Infrastructure Bill Passes

Yes, Democrats improved their mid-term prospects. Those shovel-ready projects bring in votes— Assuming that enough back-ordered shovels Can get unloaded from the jammed up boats.

Nov 16, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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Letters From the November 29/December 6, 2021, Issue Letters From the November 29/December 6, 2021, Issue

Get Carter… A stream called Drowning Creek…

Nov 16, 2021 / Kai Bird and Our Readers

Nation Poetry

In Resemblance of the Living In Resemblance of the Living

Alone I spirit myself away looking at the many flowers born on the balcony, certainly not thanks to me, the gardener was the wind. They skin me with precision, their beauty sinks i…

Nov 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Chandra Livia Candiani

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