Talia Lavin, The Nation

Talia Lavin

The Nation

New York, United States

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Past articles by Talia:

Why Transphobia Is at the Heart of the White Power Movement

Gender nonconformity threatens a worldview that is fixated on immutable and antiquated gender roles. → Read More

Jeff Bezos' live Blue Origin space launch is the pinnacle of waste

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin flight live stream highlights his, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk's narcissism. It's a vanity project. → Read More

A Fart Joke Is Not a Pogrom

In the wake of violence in Israel and Palestine, American observers distort the conflict through the lens of their own solipsism. → Read More

Behind the 'Thin Blue Line' flag: America's history of police violence

After the killings of George Floyd, Daunte Wright, Ma’Khia Bryant, and so many others, police still fly the 'Thin Blue Line' flag as a symbolism of deadly police violence → Read More

Crowdfunding Hate in the Name of Christ

Right-wing extremists have found a safe haven on GiveSendGo, the “#1 Free Christian Crowdfunding Site.” → Read More

How QAnon helps its followers find conspiracy in chaos

QAnon's believers thought Donald Trump was going to be sworn-in again on March 4th — until they didn't. But there are always more conspiracy theories. → Read More

College students are falling in love with white supremacy. Rep. Paul Gosar is helping.

Donald Trump's "America First" slogan has been adopted by young white nationalists like in groups "College Republicans United," encouraged by GOP officials. → Read More

Police have enough power. The Capitol riots shouldn't give them more.

New domestic terrorism laws after the Capitol riot will only give law enforcement more power to hurt minorities and social justice activists. → Read More

Trumpism lives on in Congress and the streets of Washington

Donald Trump lost on Election Day but far-right rallies in DC and conspiracy theories keep the Lost Cause narrative going for Trumpism. → Read More

White-only religious groups aren't new to America. Trump's helped reinvigorate them.

White-only churches are making more space for white Americans who have lost faith in democracy and replaced it with Trump. → Read More

How to Date a Racist

A Jewish feminist goes undercover on a white supremacist matchmaking site. → Read More

Keyboard warriors: How the internet can be a lifeline for disabled activists

While it's sometimes labeled as lazy or ineffective, online activism is a crucial accompaniment to physical protest -- especially for those with disabilities. → Read More

Volunteers make activism accessible by captioning protest videos

ProtestAccess is an organization of volunteers working to make Black Lives Matter content accessible to the Deaf and Blind. → Read More

How to Be an Antifascist from Your Couch

You don’t have to punch Nazis to fight fascism. → Read More

The Boundaries of Whiteness Are Protected With Blood and Bullets

Great replacement theory has inspired four mass shootings in the past year. This racist idea isn’t new, but the Internet is making it even more dangerous. → Read More

A Reporter’s Long, Strange Trip into the Darkest Parts of the American Mind

In Republic of Lies, Anna Merlan documents our age of conspiracy. → Read More

'I Hate My Dream Job. Now What?'

Dear Talia, I am someone who has always known what she wants and goes for it — like really goes for it. I worked full time all through undergrad and graduate school, was incredibly exhausted and worn down, but all the while still happy and motivated because I knew what I wanted and I was … → Read More

'My Girlfriend Is Converting to Judaism But Religion Totally Triggers Me'

Dear Talia, So, here’s the deal. I was raised evangelical, am now kinda agnostic, but mostly still ID with Christian. I’ve made a huge effort over my adult life to relearn how to read scripture from a liberationist perspective, but have slipped off on Bible reading on the regular cause it’s hard not to feel … → Read More

Age of Anxiety

America seems to be in the midst of a full-blown panic attack. Is there anything we can do about it? → Read More

The Maddening, Baffling, Exhausting Endurance of Anti-Semitism

In an age of conspiracy theories, what chance do we have against the oldest conspiracy theory of all? → Read More