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Oscar Dorr American writers have long made European misadventures the stuff of fiction, but what does it mean to be an expatriate today? Andrew Lipstein’s Something Rotten is one answer. The post What Was “Expat Lit”? appeared first on The Nation.

Rhoda Feng Shortly before his death, The Nation spoke with the Kenyan writer about his most recent essay collection Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas. The post Reclaiming Language: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o appeared first on The...

Erin Schwartz The second season of his HBO series The Rehearsal—which tackles the crisis facing the aviation industry—is better understood as an extreme form of reality TV. The post Who Does Nathan Fielder Think He Is? appeared first on The Nation.

Mimi Pond A graphic episode from Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me. The post When the Red Scare Came for Jessica Mitford appeared first on The Nation.

Andrea Arroyo People in Gaza are starving, sick, and dying as the aid blockade continues. The post Famine in Gaza appeared first on The Nation.

George Theoharis As the Supreme Court debates this case, I am reminded of the students I taught over two decades ago who gave me an invaluable lesson about what representation really means to them. The post My Kindergarten Class Taught Me What's Really at Stake in...

Ira Memaj Pregnant people are undergoing constant horrors at the hands of the carceral state, and the laws we’ve passed aren’t helping enough. The post The Human Rights Crisis We’re Ignoring In Our Jails appeared first on The Nation.

Kate Wagner The shortage can be addressed not through costly new development but by reusing existing buildings. The post One Solution to the Housing Crisis Is in Plain Sight appeared first on The Nation.

Jeet Heer What happens when you mix ketamine, ecstasy, and mushrooms with far-right ideology? Spoiler: The results aren’t pretty. The post Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think appeared first on The Nation.

Paola Mendoza At the steps of the Statue of Liberty on Sunday, I organized more than 50 people to turn our grief into a collective demand: Free the 238 men unlawfully disappeared into CECOT. The post Art Is How We Remember What Power Wants Us to Forget appeared first...

Kate Wagner The shortage can be addressed not through costly new development but by reusing existing buildings. The post One Solution to the Housing Crisis Is in Plain Sight appeared first on The Nation.

Jeet Heer What happens when you mix ketamine, ecstasy, and mushrooms with far-right ideology? Spoiler: The results aren’t pretty. The post Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think appeared first on The Nation.