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The Dartmouth Organic Farm

Do University Farms Truly Teach Sustainability? Do University Farms Truly Teach Sustainability?

The number of student food gardens has risen dramatically at prestigious urban and suburban colleges, but these campus farms should be wary of overstating their impact.

Mar 20, 2023 / StudentNation / Rachel Brooks

Workers pack mangoes into boxes at a factory in Tapachula

How US Policy Has Trapped Migrant Workers in an “Open-Air Prison” in Mexico How US Policy Has Trapped Migrant Workers in an “Open-Air Prison” in Mexico

Thanks to US border restrictions, thousands of migrants are stuck indefinitely in Chiapas, harvesting the fruits that Americans can’t get enough of.

Mar 20, 2023 / Feature / Esther Honig

Florida Man Trashes the Constitution and History in Pursuit of the White House

Florida Man Trashes the Constitution and History in Pursuit of the White House Florida Man Trashes the Constitution and History in Pursuit of the White House

Thanks to an anemic opposition, Ron DeSantis won reelection by a landslide. But if national Democrats don’t learn from the Florida party's mistakes, the governor could take his cra...

Mar 20, 2023 / Chris Lehmann for The Nation

Trump Wants More Violence. That’s Fine With Kevin McCarthy.

Trump Wants More Violence. That’s Fine With Kevin McCarthy. Trump Wants More Violence. That’s Fine With Kevin McCarthy.

As the disgraced ex-president race-baits Manhattan’s district attorney and riles up his followers against him, the House speaker has Trump’s back.

Mar 19, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Willow Weep for Me

Willow Weep for Me Willow Weep for Me

Slaughterhouse kids.

Mar 18, 2023 / Steve Brodner

DALL-E's passable attempt at a modernist apartment block.

No, AI Is Not “Disrupting” Architecture No, AI Is Not “Disrupting” Architecture

It’s just making it that much less interesting.

Mar 17, 2023 / Kate Wagner

Are We Manufacturing a Taiwan Crisis Over Nothing?

Are We Manufacturing a Taiwan Crisis Over Nothing? Are We Manufacturing a Taiwan Crisis Over Nothing?

Concluding that an invasion is not likely under current circumstances is absolutely reasonable—but you wouldn’t know it in Washington.

Mar 17, 2023 / Michael T. Klare

Barney Frank at news conference

Democrats Face a Terrible Reckoning on Bank Bailouts  Democrats Face a Terrible Reckoning on Bank Bailouts 

Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, and a phalanx of senators are way too cozy with finance capital.

Mar 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Mother Earth

Mother Earth Mother Earth

Women nurture and protect the planet.

Mar 17, 2023 / OppArt / Iviva Olenick

Donald Trump talks on the phone in the Oval Office.

Trump Might Face Criminal Charges—But He’s Unlikely to Face Justice Trump Might Face Criminal Charges—But He’s Unlikely to Face Justice

Georgia DA Fani Willis is expected to announce whether she’ll bring charges against Trump any day. The only question—what happens after that?

Mar 17, 2023 / Elie Mystal

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