The Mayor Nobody Knows
New York City Mayor-Elect Eric Adams speaks during his election night party at the New York Marriott on Brooklyn Bridge on November 2, 2021. (Michael … Read more
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The Black Core of the Culture War
The school board of Placentia Yorba Linda is discussing a proposal for a resolution to ban the teaching of critical racial theory in schools. (Robert … Read more
Minneapolis May Have Rejected That Referendum on the Police
Mayor Jacob Frey delivers a speech in Minneapolis. (Christian Monterrosa / Associated Press) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per … Read more
Democrats Must Control the Crime Narrative Before It Controls Them
There is no denying it: there is murder and gun violence sharpen across America. FBI data Estimates a 25 percent increase in homicides from 2019 … Read more
Maybe We Shouldn’t Go Back to Normal
(Prerna Sampat) L.os Angeles—I’ve never been normal. As a black, disabled, transgender person, I live on the edge of society. So when I hear people … Read more
Nina Turner Is Running to Join the Squad
(Nina Turner for the congress) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per month! Thank you for signing up The nation‘s … Read more
Joe Biden and the Age of Blaxhaustion
People carry signs promoting voting rights and former Vice President Joe Biden during a Souls to the Polls march in Model City, Miami, Sunday, November … Read more
Loss Runs Like a River Through My Life
(Naomi Ishisaka) Dedicated to my mother, Janet Cyril; my wife Alana Devich-Cyril, my aunts Sandy and Marion, my godmother Kafi, my uncle Tony, my cousins … Read more
Letters From the May 3/10, 2021, Issue
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Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy?
President Barack Obama appears on stage with Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen at a 2012 rally in Columbus, Ohio. (Brooks Kraft LLC / Corbis via Getty … Read more