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Jeet Heer We don’t know the motives behind the attack on Rushdie yet, but it is just one more threat to his life in a series of them. The post The Long Shadow of the Fatwa appeared first on The Nation.

Mary Tuma As part of a growing movement, municipalities like Austin are finding ways to protect their most vulnerable citizens in a post-Roe world. The post How One Progressive City Is Fighting to Decriminalize Abortion appeared first on The Nation.

Dave Zirin The 37-time Grand Slam champion’s accomplishments dwarf those of Tom Brady and LeBron James because of what she had to overcome. The post Why Serena Williams Has the Greatest Career in Sports History appeared first on The Nation.

Bryce Covert The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has enough votes to pass if brought to the floor and would bring meaningful relief for thousands of pregnant workers. The post Democrats Are Holding Up a Bill to Protect Pregnant Workers appeared first on The Nation.

Edna Bonhomme Farah Jasmine Griffin’s memoir Read Until You Understand doubles as a syllabus, taking readers on a personal tour through Black intellectual history. The post Learning and Healing in the Archive of Black Thought appeared first on The Nation.

Victoria Law A corrections officers’ union in New York is campaigning against new restrictions on solitary confinement—and it’s not the only union in the country opposing prison reforms. The post These Labor Unions Are Fighting to Keep Solitary Confinement appeared...

Iviva Olenick Abortion rights, 1973–2022. The post Mourning the Death of Legal Choice appeared first on The Nation.

Katrina vanden Heuvel Gavin Newsom may have a chance to prove his commitment to the working class. The post With This Fast-Food Bill, California Could Help All Essential Workers appeared first on The Nation.

John Nichols Cheney is appealing for Democratic crossover votes in today’s Wyoming primary, but she’s still a right-wing zealot. The post I Hope Liz Cheney Wins, but I Couldn’t Vote for Her appeared first on The Nation.

Joan Walsh The paper’s endorsement of a wealthy white attorney in a newly created congressional district provoked a serious backlash. The post New York Progressives Team Up to Bash a Rival. The Loser Is “The New York Times.” appeared first on The Nation.

Joan Walsh Andrew Yang’s lament that “millions of Americans” are appalled by the FBI’s raid on Trump’s home shows how sad, empty, and maybe dangerous his new party’s politics really are. The post Seeing the Backside of the Forward Party appeared first on The...

Katrina vanden Heuvel It should focus on our security at home instead. The post Washington Is Gung-Ho for a New Cold War. But That’s a Bad Old Idea. appeared first on The Nation.