Here is what sobriety reminds me: I can battle the unease of waiting with daily activities that put my brain into flow. I ...

Chris Luke, also known as C-Critt Veda, knows the siren song of addiction all too well. Now Luke is turning his past into ...

The poem ends tragically, serving as a powerful lesson on domestic violence. Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans In recent years, there has been more literature on the Ugandan woman ...

This is prison life. Live from St. Cloud Men’s Reformatorium, B House North, Galley 11, Cell #167. I am Vincent 244296.” So wrote Silver Lake’s Vincent Maertz in the opening passage ...

Addiction is one of the most profound challenges of modern life, and it manifests in many forms—smoking, drinking, pornography, and even our attachment to smartphones. Each one ties us down in ways ...

This Dry January, the US Surgeon General is warning that the cancer risks of drinking rival smoking and obesity. A lot of this has to do with how our body processes alcohol, breaking it down into ...

I was trapped in the cycle of addiction to multiple substances and ... feels so fundamental to my well-being and integral to my recovery. Education has given me the growth and power to visualize ...

All of us as vital as the one light we move through.” Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read for Joe Biden’s presidency in 2021, made her a breakout ...

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

This is impacting labour markets and stalling progress on recovery from previous economic downturns. In 2024, global employment expanded in line with a growing labour force, keeping the unemployment ...