Andrea Arroyo Remembering victims of another mass shooting. The post Say Their Names: Uvalde Victims appeared first on The Nation.
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The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding
Dave Zirin The refusal of five Tampa Bay Rays to wear the Pride flag should raise questions about strategies in the struggle for LGBTQ rights. The post The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding appeared first on The Nation.
America Has Its Own Problems to Worry About
Andrew J. Bacevich Neither Russian “fascism” nor its Chinese variant poses a significant danger to American democracy, which is actually threatened from within. The post America Has Its Own Problems to Worry About appeared first on The Nation.
The Reign of Reality TV
Jake Nevins Danielle Lindemann’s True Story examines the pleasure and politics of what is quickly becoming the most influential genre of entertainment around the world. The post The Reign of Reality TV appeared first on The Nation.
Late December in Abidjan
Romeo Oriogun The post Late December in Abidjan appeared first on The Nation.
Two of the Trump Era’s Biggest Grifters Are Angling for a Comeback
Thomas O. McGarity Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke both left D.C. under clouds of corruption. Now they’re both running for higher office. The post Two of the Trump Era’s Biggest Grifters Are Angling for a Comeback appeared first on The Nation.
The End of the Nordic Ideal
Heikki Patomäki Finland and Sweden long held that the Nordic social model was incompatible with NATO membership. The invasion of Ukraine has changed that. The post The End of the Nordic Ideal appeared first on The Nation.
Zora
Stan Mack Seeing the face. The post Zora appeared first on The Nation.
Alaa Abd el-Fattah and the Hope of a Generation
Hussein Omar In the essays of You Have Not Yet Been Defeated, the Egyptian activist and blogger reminds us that democracy flourishes and falters at the interstices, the in-between spaces, and the squares where revolutions take place. The post Alaa Abd el-Fattah and...
The Disturbing Reason the Uvalde Police Won’t Be Held Accountable
Elie Mystal Thanks to an old Supreme Court case, Uvalde parents will have a hard time convincing courts to hold police liable for failing to protect their kids. The post The Disturbing Reason the Uvalde Police Won’t Be Held Accountable appeared first on The Nation.
The January 6 Committee’s Audience Won’t Match Watergate’s. But It Should.
Katrina vanden Heuvel Republicans have already accepted Trump’s “big lie” that the television landscape has changed. The post The January 6 Committee’s Audience Won’t Match Watergate’s. But It Should. appeared first on The Nation.
The Second Destruction of a Black Community in Tulsa
Karlos K. Hill In 1921, a mob of white citizens largely destroyed the Greenwood District. Five decades later, Donald Thompson rushed to photograph the community before urban renewal demolished it, again. The post The Second Destruction of a Black Community in Tulsa...