Katrina vanden Heuvel on Russia, Ukraine, and the Need for Diplomacy in a Nuclearized World
The Nation publisher and Russia expert discusses the origin of the crisis and possible ways out of it.
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Randall Kennedy on Why Critical Race Theory is Important
A longtime critic of CRT, Kennedy explains why the central tenets of CRT are nonetheless important. He also discusses the myth that law can be “apolitical.”
Why the Right to Counsel Is So Important
Because anyone can be arrested, everyone should care about the right to counsel and equal protection under the law.
How Feminism Shaped the Carceral State
Law professor Aya Gruber argues that feminists should rethink carceral notions of gender justice.
How America Criminalizes Black Youth
From stop and frisk to metal detectors in schools, many Black youngsters are regularly treated with suspicion in their own communities. This has damaging and lasting effects on their lives.
How Do We Talk About COVID Anti-Vaxxers and Deniers When They Die of COVID?
LA Times columnist Michael Hiltzik argues that when COVID deniers die, we must not sugarcoat the harm they did when they were alive.
Why The Student Debt Catastrophe Was Avoidable
Reporter Josh Mitchell explains how government policy commodified higher education, which created the conditions for debt levels to soar.
How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Start?
Dr. Alina Chan has been one of the most prominent commentators on the origins of COVID-19. Here, she explains why the binary of “natural origin” versus “lab leak” is misleading and simplistic.