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The Return of Lula

The restoration of political rights to Brazil’s leftist former president makes him a front-runner for the elections in 2022—and has already upended the country’s politics.

Natália Scarabotto

Congress

It’s Time to Investigate the FBI—for Its Deep-Fake Kavanaugh Investigation

While most Democrats seem resigned to Kavanaugh's presence on the Supreme Court, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is pushing to keep the case against him alive.

Elie Mystal
Class

Harry and Meghan’s Interview Has Given a Welcome Boost to the Anti-Monarchy Movement

Let’s also abolish the monarchical thinking that defers to oligarchy in the UK and the US.

John Nichols
History

The History of Freedom Is a History of Whiteness

A conversation with Tyler Stovall about his recent book White Freedom and whether or not the legacy of liberty can break away from racial exclusion and domination.

Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Politics

Our Endless Wars Led to the Capitol Insurrection

As a former soldier in America’s forever wars, I found what happened strangely familiar, almost inevitable.

Kevin Tillman

Why Andrew Cuomo Must Resign

There is no investigation that can give New Yorkers a governor we can trust not to abuse power and lie.

Zephyr Teachout and The Nation

Bernie Sanders Is at the Apex of His Power

The stimulus bill shows how much Sanders has changed the Democratic Party on domestic policy. Foreign policy is the next hurdle.

Jeet Heer

World

The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West

China has no interest in destroying the system on which its success was built.

Kehinde Andrews

Protecting Pro-Palestine Activists Can Feel Almost Impossible—but These Students Succeeded

When a lawyer tried to force UCLA’s Students for Justice in Palestine to publicize the names of their speakers at a 2018 conference, the students fought back. And won.

Lexi McMenamin

The Return of Lula

The restoration of political rights to Brazil’s leftist former president makes him a front-runner for the elections in 2022—and has already upended the country’s politics.

Natália Scarabotto

Culture

The Future of Postcolonial Thought

A pair of books—one by Walter Mignolo and Catherine Walsh, another by Achille Mbembe—consider the unfulfilled promise of decolonization.

Arjun Appadurai

Vivian Gornick in Reverse

A conversation with the writer about her life and work.

Hannah Gold

The Altered States of John Wieners

In his letters we can glimpse a radiant, jazz-struck testament to the vocation of poetry.

Jeremy Lybarger

Special Issue: Parenting as a radical act of love

Could Indigenous Midwifery Improve Maternal Health for Native Women?

After decades of neglect by the mainstream health care system, the revival of Indigenous practices offers a model for reform.

Jenni Monet

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

In our special issue, we consider the ways in which parenthood can push us to recognize our interdependence and spur us to fight harder for justice and equality.

Emily Douglas

The Long Shadow of Family Separation

For families separated at the border, the trauma remains even after being reunited.

Maritza Lizeth Félix

Watch and Listen

March 11, 2021

View: Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World

But activists say the law fails to address the widespread pain that decades of militarized enforcement have caused.

February 25, 2021

Watch: Was the Killing of Ahmad Erekat an Extrajudicial Execution?

Watch Forensic Architecture's detailed investigation of the circumstances of Ahmad Erekat’s killing.

February 26, 2021
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