Books & the Arts Today 5:00 am How Stephen A. Smith Got His Revenge How Stephen A. Smith Got His Revenge His memoir, Straight Shooter—a reflection on his life, his victories, and his defeats—gives an inside look into how the ESPN personality remade sports journalism in his image. Zito Madu September 14, 2023 Stephen A….
Harry Mena Latin American vendors, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York. The post Working Hard for the American Dream appeared first on The Nation.
Today 9:32 am The West Needs a Russia—Not a Putin—Policy The West Needs a Russia—Not a Putin—Policy Demonizing Putin is not a policy. It’s an excuse for the absence of one. Artin DerSimonian September 13, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at a news conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on December 9, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev /…
Politics / September 13, 2023 Is Kevin McCarthy Burning Down the House? The Republican speaker has caved to the party’s right flank by greenlighting impeachment hearings against President Biden. But an impasse over spending legislation may trigger a shutdown. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gestures towards the newly installed nameplate at his…
Economy / September 13, 2023 It’s Now Clearer Than Ever: The US Is Choosing to Impoverish Children Robert Reich has been telling us for years that policymakers have the power to end—or increase—poverty. New Census data proves him right. John Nichols Ad Policy Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) leaves the Senate chamber with Senator Kyrsten Sinema…
Society / September 13, 2023 Don’t Listen to Eric Adams. Immigrants Make New York City. New York City needs immigrants, writes the city’s comptroller. Look at the numbers: The city has lost more than 400,000 residents since 2020. Brad Lander Ad Policy Seven members of the Cumales/Suarez family (kids aged 13, 12, 8, and 3…
September 13, 2023 Regret for the War on Terror Is Not the Same as Remorse For the White House, the Pentagon, and Congress, the War on Terror offered a political license to kill and displace people on a large scale. Norman Solomon Ad Policy Marines scan the area with their rifles during a security stop…
Society / StudentNation / September 13, 2023 What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis? Almost 12 percent of high school–age youth experience severe major depression. The root causes of the problem are rarely confronted. Eshaan Mani Ad Policy A teenager sitting in front of their laptop. (Olivier Douliery / Getty) When…
Books & the Arts Today 5:00 am What Can True Crime Offer Us? What Can True Crime Offer Us? Rebecca Makkai’s I Have Some Questions for You tries to understand popular culture’s fixation on two lurid things: podcasts and murders. Bekah Waalkes September 13, 2023 A crime scene at Colorado College, 2004. (Photo By Glenn…
Activism / September 12, 2023 How Georgia Indicted a Movement The state’s prosecution of Stop Cop City protesters is astonishingly honest in its ambitions to crush Georgia’s left. Ad Policy Protesters gather outside Atlanta City Hall ahead of a council vote over whether to approve public funding for the construction of a proposed police and…