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Letters From the November 6, 2017, Issue Letters From the November 6, 2017, Issue

Kneeling down, rising up… The wrong idol… False flag… Digital redistricting?… A worthy candidate… From the stacks…

Oct 19, 2017 / Our Readers

MAGA Youth

MAGA Youth MAGA Youth

Happy Campers and the White City

Oct 19, 2017 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Rohingya Bangladesh

A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya

They potentially face the final two stages of genocide—mass annihilation and erasure from the country’s history.

Oct 13, 2017 / Neve Gordon

O'Hare Anti-Immigration Protest

Despite ‘Sanctuary City’ Status, Chicago Police Feed Trump’s Deportation Machine Despite ‘Sanctuary City’ Status, Chicago Police Feed Trump’s Deportation Machine

Activists challenge Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to live up to the city’s immigrant-friendly rhetoric.

Oct 12, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Mueller Capitol

Robert Mueller’s End Game: Is Trump’s Impeachment a Possibility? Robert Mueller’s End Game: Is Trump’s Impeachment a Possibility?

It’s time to start giving serious thought to how this crisis will end.

Oct 12, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Doug Jones

Why Democrats Need a 50-State Strategy Why Democrats Need a 50-State Strategy

There is a real desire for progressive solutions in every part of the country—including areas that many Democrats have, unfortunately, written off.

Oct 10, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bully Culprit

Bully Culprit Bully Culprit

From the NFL players to Puerto Rico to the media, every day the president uses the bully pulpit to bully.

Oct 9, 2017 / OppArt / Robbie Conal

Che Guevara

Che Guevara: Lessons From a Revolutionary Life Che Guevara: Lessons From a Revolutionary Life

Fifty years after Che Guevara’s death, The Nation interviews his biographer, Jon Lee Anderson.

Oct 9, 2017 / Q&A / Miguel Salazar

Columbus Statue

The Invention of Christopher Columbus, American Hero The Invention of Christopher Columbus, American Hero

How the founding fathers turned Christopher Columbus, a mediocre Italian sailor and mass murderer, into a historical icon.

Oct 9, 2017 / Ed Burmila

Aung San Suu Kyi image

The Fall of Aung San Suu Kyi, Democracy Icon The Fall of Aung San Suu Kyi, Democracy Icon

Turning “The Lady” into a secular saint only helped Myanmar’s junta.

Oct 6, 2017 / Sebastian Strangio

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