The Front Burner / September 20, 2023 Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain Thanks to Ron DeSantis’s education policies, the state is seeing an unprecedented exodus of teachers, professors, and college students. Kali Holloway Ad Policy Students during a Defend New College protest in Sarasota, Fla., on January 31, 2023. (Octavio Jones…
Culture / Books & the Arts / September 20, 2023 Disappearing Juries The rise of the plea bargain. Where Did the Juries Go? While jury trials might have afforded citizens the chance to witness—and even contest—the criminalization of the working class, plea bargains have allowed this criminalization to happen without their knowledge. Matthew Clair Ad…
Politics / September 19, 2023 Barbara Lee Secures Major Progressive Endorsements The California Senate candidate has received the backing of Our Revolution, as top Congressional Progressive Caucus leaders argue that her advocacy for peace and justice distinguishes her as a candidate. John Nichols Ad Policy Representative Barbara Lee speaks during a news conference at the…
Politics / September 19, 2023 The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel The latest congressional villains are the GOP’s hard-right nihilists, but their motives for sabotaging the government make no sense. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy Representative Matt Gaetz, a member of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, talks to reporters on his way to…
Today 10:34 am Zelensky’s Visit to Washington Zelensky’s Visit to Washington Time for some hard talking. Anatol Lieven September 19, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and US President Joe Biden shake hands during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 20, 2023, (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office / AP) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now…
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Activism / September 19, 2023 Making Climate the Everything Story The news media needs to stop treating climate change as a niche topic—and start treating it as the most important story of our time. Ad Policy Activists lie down during a “Rally for Climate Sanity” outside the Town Hall of Calgary, Canada, on September 17,…
Books & the Arts / September 19, 2023 The Misfit James Purdy’s outsider fiction. James Purdy’s Chronicles of Outsiderdom His fiction, which ranged from slapstick humor to sheer terror, fixated on the lives of those society discarded. John Lingan Ad Policy James Purdy, 1957. (Photo by Carl Van Vechten Collection / Getty Images) This article…
Society / Mic Drop / September 19, 2023 Why Houses Don’t Look Like Houses Anymore Aggregated real estate listings like Zillow have distorted our understanding of what makes a house a home. Kate Wagner Ad Policy (Shutterstock) This article appears in the October 2/9, 2023 issue, with the headline “The Staged Home.” Recently, a friend…
Deadline Poet / September 19, 2023 Dropping the “Pro-Life” Calvin Trillin Ad Policy Matthew Gossage with his new baby. (Abby Batko-Taylor) This article appears in the October 2/9, 2023 issue. WASHINGTON—Republican strategists are exploring a shift away from “pro-life” messaging on abortion after consistent Election Day lossesfor the GOP when reproductive rights were on the…