Adults Think Black Girls Are Older Than They Are—and It Matters Adults Think Black Girls Are Older Than They Are—and It Matters
A new study found that, starting at age 5, black girls are viewed by adults as behaving and seeming older than they actually are.
Jul 6, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
The Unacknowledged Logic of North Korea’s Missile Tests The Unacknowledged Logic of North Korea’s Missile Tests
We may not like it, but nuclear weapons may be all that stands in the way of another US-conducted “regime change.”
Jul 6, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
Democrats Must Become America’s Anti-Gerrymandering Party Democrats Must Become America’s Anti-Gerrymandering Party
The opposition party should embrace a sweeping reform agenda that embraces the promise of voting rights, competitive elections, and genuinely representative democracy.
Jul 6, 2017 / John Nichols
Trump and Saudi Arabia Against the World Trump and Saudi Arabia Against the World
This is a formula for disaster on a global scale.
Jul 6, 2017 / Dilip Hiro
There’s Only One Way to End the War in Afghanistan There’s Only One Way to End the War in Afghanistan
And the surge Donald Trump is poised to authorize is not it.
Jul 6, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
Can the Caribbean’s Tourism Economy Survive Climate Change? Can the Caribbean’s Tourism Economy Survive Climate Change?
Rising sea levels, ocean acidification, catastrophic storm surges—the threat is dire, and requires a rapid transition to renewable energy.
Jul 6, 2017 / Juan Cole
The Poet in James Comey’s Soul The Poet in James Comey’s Soul
The G-man as bard.
Jul 6, 2017 / Alissa Quart
Trump’s Plan to Make Drugs Cheaper Could End Up Making Them More Expensive Trump’s Plan to Make Drugs Cheaper Could End Up Making Them More Expensive
Now, that’s good policy!
Jul 6, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Naomi Klein: We’re All in Trump’s Reality Show Now Naomi Klein: We’re All in Trump’s Reality Show Now
Plus: Amy Wilentz on Jared Kushner and Al Franken on Fox News.
Jul 6, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Reintroducing ‘Cities Rising’ Reintroducing ‘Cities Rising’
The Nation’s reporting series on progressive pockets of resistance nationwide.
Jul 6, 2017 / Press Room