Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images A metal coat hanger cannot speak, but it can send a message. Long a symbol of the dangers faced by people living in the years before Roe B.C. Wade attempting to terminate pregnancies, hangers are synonymous with a whole range of physical horrors, most of which never specifically involved hangers. In recent … Read more
Law enforcement outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images After a racist shooting Earlier this month at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and School shooting on Tuesday In Uvalde, Texas, guns have—once again—become a political issue dominating the headlines. Democrats have spent passionate requests for the government to regulate … Read more
AMD: The closing of the American stock exchange on Tuesday (15) marked a remarkable moment for North American AMD. It was the first time in history that the processor and video card maker surpassed its main competitor, Intel, in market value. That day, the “red team” was valued at US$ 197.75 billion (R$1,018 trillion), against … Read more
African American abolitionist, poet, and educator Charlotte Forten (1837–1914), circa 1865. (Fotosearch/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 issue. Subscribe to the nation Subscribe … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Whether or not Moscow launches an attack on Ukraine in the coming days, the West must gear up for years of heightened Russian pressure on the country and on Europe as a whole, Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said Friday. In an interview with POLITICO, Kariņš said Russian … Read more
Robert Zaretsky is a professor of French history at the University of Houston. His latest book is “The Subversive Simone Weil: A Life in Five Ideas.” Rarely in recent history has so much been said by so many about one man. Listen to the media, and you’ll come away convinced that the current march toward … Read more
Crushing scenes of Kamila Valieva, in tears Thursday after a disastrous long program that took her out of medal contention, might be the last image Olympics fans will have of the talented Russian figure skater. At age 15, Valieva could already be on the downside of her career — doping scandal aside — as she … Read more
Follow The Nation Get email updates Sign up for our free daily newsletter, along with occasional offers for programs that support our journalism. By signing up to receive emails, you agree to receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support the nation‘s journalism. You may unsubscribe or adjust your preferences at any time. You can … Read more
A screenshot of an animated class video that a mom says appears to show a forked road with Christianity on one side represented by light and color, and a dark, shadowy path on the other.Courtesy of Juniper Russo A Tennessee mom alleges her child’s teacher discussed “how to torture a Jew” in a Bible history … Read more
Democratic US Representative Shirley Chisholm Announcing her candidacy for the presidential nomination, January 25, 1972. (Universal History Archive / Universal Images Group via Getty Images) When the first woman ever elected to the vice presidency prepared to take office in January of 2021, she observed, “Shirley Chisholm created a path for me and for so … Read more