Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Long Pause Explained Racism and Sexism in America
In that pregnant moment, everybody who was watching got to see how power and privilege work.
Elie MystalDrug War and Drug Policy
Reefer Reparations in the New New Amsterdam
Marijuana legalization in California saw the market dominated by corporations and bureaucracy. New York State’s focus on equity offers the possibility of another way.
Tom GogolaSociety
America Needs Social Housing
We must free Black and brown tenants from the rent gouging, health violations, and eviction threats employed by corporate landlords and Wall Street investors.
DaMareo CooperEconomic Policy
Want to Fight Inflation? Take the Bus
There’s more than one way to combat a price hike.
Malcolm HarrisPsychedelics Inc.
Breaking Off My Chemical Romance
We deserve a fuller picture of both the benefits and dangers of antidepressants.
P.E. Moskowitz“The Nation” on Drugs
Our special issue considers the casualties of the War on Drugs, as well as the unprecedented opportunities to make amends.
D.D. GuttenplanThe Secret Black History of LSD
Research on psychedelics, then and now, has been riddled with medical racism and exclusion. But that hasn’t stopped Black people from finding creativity and solace through such drugs.
Kali HollowayPolitics
Progressives Want to Put Medicare for All Back on the Table
Led by Representatives Cori Bush and Carolyn Maloney, Congress is holding the first hearing since 2019 to examine paths to universal health care.
Aída Chávez
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Long Pause Explained Racism and Sexism in America
In that pregnant moment, everybody who was watching got to see how power and privilege work.
Elie Mystal
A Tale of Two Women Athletes: Why the GOP Wants to Erase Brittney Griner and Lia Thomas
The GOP is fueled by conspiracy theories, white nationalism, and moral panic. Their response to these two athletes reveals their political bankruptcy.
Dave Zirin
Culture
The Dark History of Colonia Dignidad
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.
Ilan Stavans
The Patience “Euphoria” Demands
While the HBO show is polarizing and easy to critique, it still manages to expand the genre of teen drama in unimaginable ways.
Erin Schwartz
Can a Thriller Capture the Feeling of Being Watched?
Calla Henkel’s Other People’s Clothes mines the gossip and sleaze of early 2000s culture to tell a story about celebrity obsession and spectacle.
Philippa SnowWorld
The Racism and Incoherence of the World’s Asylum Systems
The humane response to Ukrainian refugees shows that a radical new path for caring for the vulnerable is possible.
Naureen Khan
How the Netherlands Became a Global Cocaine Hub
The surge in trafficking through the Port of Rotterdam has coincided with spectacular violence.
Jessica Loudis
The Dawn of an Even More Dangerous Cold War
Many have forgotten the lessons of the Cuban missile crisis and the perils of nuclear war. Let’s hope Joe Biden isn’t among them.
Jeet HeerNation Voices
Watch and Listen
Listen: What the Media Should Do During Wartime
Founder of Jacobin and president of The Nation Bhaskar Sunkara weighs in.
March 17, 2022
Listen: Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues Is Beyond Belief
The five-foot-three NBA legend and his co-author Jake Uitti join the show to talk about their new book.
March 15, 2022
