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The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work

The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work

Workers used the additional resources of the past year to demand better pay and conditions.

Jan 7, 2022 / Mike Konczal

California Gubernatorial Candidate Larry Elder Hosts Election Night Event

Republicans Are on the Retreat in California Republicans Are on the Retreat in California

Shifting tides after the attempted recall vote show that voters are concerned more with policy than with rhetoric.

Jan 7, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric

Chile’s “New Left” Brings Hope Chile’s “New Left” Brings Hope

With capital already taking flight and the rise of the far right, Gabriel Boric’s administration isn’t in for an easy ride.

Jan 7, 2022 / Franck Gaudichaud

Striking Coal Miners

Why Alabama Coal Miners Are Still on Strike Why Alabama Coal Miners Are Still on Strike

Greg Pilkerton has been fighting for better pay and working conditions for 10 months. He explains why he and his union comrades aren’t giving up.

Jan 7, 2022 / Kim Kelly

Treasonous Clowns

Treasonous Clowns Treasonous Clowns

On January 6, 2021, a violent mob of Trump supporters invaded the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. The attack resulted in five people dead and over 130 wounded. An investigation is o...

Jan 6, 2022 / OppArt / Patricia Anderson Turner

Capitol Insurrection

Defusing the Global Climate Emergency Depends on Defusing the Democracy Emergency Defusing the Global Climate Emergency Depends on Defusing the Democracy Emergency

On the first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, we’re reminded that the future hinges on rejecting the two Big Lies.

Jan 6, 2022 / Mark Hertsgaard

We’re All Tired of This Pandemic—and Some of Us Are Sick

We’re All Tired of This Pandemic—and Some of Us Are Sick We’re All Tired of This Pandemic—and Some of Us Are Sick

But whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad…

Jan 6, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Randall Kennedy Says It Loud

Randall Kennedy Says It Loud Randall Kennedy Says It Loud

A conversation with the Harvard law professor about his new essay collection, the state or racial politics, campus activism, and much more.

Jan 6, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty

What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty

The conservative majority on the US Supreme Court has honed a new, radical approach to religious liberty, the significance of which cannot be overstated.

Jan 6, 2022 / Katherine Franke for The Nation

Amazon warehouse in Eastvale

Welcoming Our Robot Overlords Welcoming Our Robot Overlords

Corporations like Amazon have lives of their own—and they control ours.

Jan 6, 2022 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò

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