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Book Bans Are on the Rise. But Librarians and Authors Are Fighting Back.

What Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” Means to the Children of Survivors

Art Spiegelman poses on March 20, 2012, in Paris. (Bertrand Langlois / AFP via Getty Images) EDITOR’S NOTE:&nbspEach week we cross-post an excerpt from Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column at the WashingtonPost.com. Read the full text of Katrina’s column here. Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for … Read more

Plastics industry goes after bag bans during pandemic

Plastics industry goes after bag bans during pandemic

A person who carries plastic bags. | AP photo NEW YORK – Advocates of plastic bags see an opportunity in the pandemic that is turning almost every American into a germaphobe that eats hand sanitizers. POLITICO received a copy of a letter that the Plastics Industry Association sent the U.S. Department of Health last week … Read more