Cash Is Never Neutral: A Conversation on the Politics of Money Cash Is Never Neutral: A Conversation on the Politics of Money
Stefan Eich talks to The Nation about the role monetary policy plays in crisis, if money can be turned into a more democratic tool, and his new book, The Currency of Politics.
Oct 10, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Biden Just Made Marijuana Reform a Major 2022 Issue. Democrats Should Run With It. Biden Just Made Marijuana Reform a Major 2022 Issue. Democrats Should Run With It.
Voters of all backgrounds support pardoning Americans with federal convictions for marijuana possession.
Oct 7, 2022 / John Nichols
The Real Reason Herschel Walker’s Abortion Scandal Hurts the GOP The Real Reason Herschel Walker’s Abortion Scandal Hurts the GOP
The issue isn’t his character. It’s Walker’s policy that’s the problem.
Oct 7, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Is There Any Honor In War? Is There Any Honor In War?
It’s time for us to begin seeing war not as our making but our unmaking—as democracy’s undoing as well as the brutal thing it truly is.
Oct 7, 2022 / William Astore
Climate Tipping Points Climate Tipping Points
Juggling Water Shortages, Flooding, Fires…
Oct 7, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
For Undergrads, the Best Extracurricular Is a Labor Union For Undergrads, the Best Extracurricular Is a Labor Union
With approval of organized labor at the highest level since 1965, undergraduate student workers have turned to unionizing as college costs continue to rise.
Oct 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Radu Stochita
The Decline of Progressive Publishing Houses Is a Loss for Everyone The Decline of Progressive Publishing Houses Is a Loss for Everyone
The end of Pantheon and Metropolitan augers a strange and unchallenging world of ideas.
Oct 7, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
Will Gas Prices Tank Electoral Prospects for Democrats? Will Gas Prices Tank Electoral Prospects for Democrats?
In many swing states, polling shows voters are concerned about inflation and economic hardship over all other issues—and they blame the party in power.
Oct 7, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Jessa Crispin Speaks From the Heartland Jessa Crispin Speaks From the Heartland
The author's latest book, My Three Dads, blends personal memory with American history, offering incisive cultural criticism that turns to small-town values to understand American i...
Oct 7, 2022 / Q&A / Brianna Di Monda