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Merry Li My peers and I spent years studying for the Standardized High School Admissions Test in NYC. Should that change? The post What I Learned About Standardized Testing appeared first on The Nation.

Ross Barkan Her proposed legislation on cash bail will please Mayor Eric Adams and alienate leftists. The post Kathy Hochul Is About to Break Ranks With Progressives appeared first on The Nation.

Sasha Abramsky It’s time for the governor to push for deeper reforms—and for the federal government to follow suit. The post California Scrambles to Manage Its Housing Crisis and Rising Gas Prices appeared first on The Nation.

William D. Hartung, Nick Cleveland-Stout, Taylor Giorno Before Washington embarks on a new Cold War, it’s time to remind ourselves of the global consequences of the last one. The post We Don’t Need to Go Back to Cold War Spending—We’re Already There appeared first on...

Elie Mystal In that pregnant moment, everybody who was watching got to see how power and privilege work. The post Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Long Pause Explained Racism and Sexism in America appeared first on The Nation.

Aída Chávez Led by Representatives Cori Bush and Carolyn Maloney, Congress is holding the first hearing since 2019 to examine paths to universal health care. The post Progressives Want to Put Medicare for All Back on the Table appeared first on The Nation.

Hilda Chacón Street sign intervention, Rochester, NY. The post WOmen Work in Every Field. appeared first on The Nation.

David Bromwich The work of belonging is never done. The post A Mirror on Every Wall—and a Microphone Behind Every Mirror appeared first on The Nation.

DaMareo Cooper We must free Black and brown tenants from the rent gouging, health violations, and eviction threats employed by corporate landlords and Wall Street investors. The post America Needs Social Housing appeared first on The Nation.

Naureen Khan The humane response to Ukrainian refugees shows that a radical new path for caring for the vulnerable is possible. The post The Racism and Incoherence of the World’s Asylum Systems appeared first on The Nation.

Malcolm Harris There’s more than one way to combat a price hike. The post Want to Fight Inflation? Take the Bus appeared first on The Nation.

Ilan Stavans The Netflix series A Sinister Sect examines not only the history of a German community led by a Nazi in Chile but also the relationship between Latin American governments and the far right. The post The Dark History of Colonia Dignidad appeared first on...