The drama series created by Danny Strong tells the story of a pharmaceutical company’s role in America’s Opioid Problem† AMC currently showing and is based on Beth Macythe novel ‘Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Pharmaceutical Company That Made America Addicted,’ which of course takes place in America† The series has received a lot of good … Read more
Thousands of activists demonstrated in favor of decriminalizing abortion in Buenos Aires, February 19, 2020. (Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from the nationcheck out our … Read more
Sullivan and his shrunken team are likely to be pushed to their limits in the days ahead. The Biden administration expects that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will soon re-invade Ukraine after amassing more than 150,000 troops along the Ukrainian border. The conflict could be the biggest land war in Europe in decades, and Sullivan is … Read more
Mayor Marion Barry before the DC City Council to discuss financial problems on July 1, 1980. (Diana Walker/Getty Images) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from the nationcheck out our latest … Read more
A huge portion of the controversy surrounding football in recent years has involved the league’s racial justice protests, pioneered by now-former quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the fall of 2016. The consequences of Kaepernick’s decision to take a knee during the National Anthem perfectly foreshadowed the culture -war battles that would become one of the defining … Read more
Soldiers used used shells and casings to create trench art, such as this copper bottle opener made during World War II. Michael Riordan, CC BY-SA “Life among the handmade”, philosopher and antiquarian Leon Rosenstein once said“is to live among the people.” There is nothing more humane than handcrafted pornography. When you hear “pornography” you may … Read more
YANQING, China — Chilean Henrik von Appen has a dream: to beat the Europeans and bring the first medal at the Winter Olympics to Latin America. The 27-year-old, who represented Chile in almost every alpine ski discipline at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, is hoping for a top-20 finish in Sunday’s men’s downhill, the … Read more
Indigestion over politics has always been a feature of the sports world, with recent high-profile examples such as the NFL’s national anthem protests or the ongoing NBA protests China controversy. But in cracking down on the “Let’s Go Brandon” phenomenon, NASCAR finds itself in a uniquely difficult position to grow its brand by embracing a … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the owners of this Borscht Belt landmark to sell the farm. Upstate New York’s Catskill Game Farm has listed the property housing its petting zoo-turned-boutique hotel after a brutal business period. “We’ve had three-quarters of our reservations canceled in the last two months,” Sid Blauner, the current owner of the … Read more