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One year since Dobbs, a failson and a failed system, corporate pride boycotts, and more

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Nation Weekly
June 23, 2023
Almost exactly one year ago, the US Supreme Court turned one of the most intimate choices an individual can make into a decision that will be imposed on millions of people by politicians.

As The Nation looks back on the first year of post-Roe America, we’ve asked our contributors and correspondents to reflect on the impact of Dobbs. In our latest forum, you’ll find remarks from justice correspondent Elie Mystal, freelance journalist Mary Tuma, columnist Katha Pollitt, and more. The new issue on Body Politics is available tomorrow. Subscribe to the magazine to read.
EDITOR’S PICK
A Forum on “Dobbs”: “We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat”
One year after the overturning of Roe, contributors in the Nation-verse have much to say about its impact.
Various Contributors
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A Failson Meets a Failed Justice System
The right-wing outrage machine is whirring up over Hunter Biden’s plea deal—but the real scandal is the Justice Department’s neglect of white-collar crime.
Chris Lehmann
It’s Not Just Corporate Pride Boycotts—Right-Wingers Are Escalating Their Anti-LGBTQ Campaign
As the far-right backlash has become more emboldened, belligerent, dangerous, and hysterical, so has its war on the LGBT community.
Kali Holloway
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Nona Fernandez and the Black Hole of Collective Memory
Her book-length essay Voyagers examines life after Pinochet—and the disjunctures in public remembering the era produced—through an exploration of the stars.
Amanda Paige Inman
50 Years Later, the UpStairs Lounge Fire Is More Important to Remember Than Ever
The arson attack on a New Orleans nightclub was the largest massacre of queer people in 20th-century America—and it remains distressingly relevant to our present moment.
Andrew Sciallo
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