To Reduce Inequality in Our Education System, Reduce Class Sizes To Reduce Inequality in Our Education System, Reduce Class Sizes
New York City has a rare opportunity to pass a hugely popular bill to shrink class sizes. So why are the mayor and the City Council speaker standing in its way?
Dec 9, 2021 / StudentNation / Leonie Haimson
Protect Human Rights Day, Every Day Protect Human Rights Day, Every Day
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed on December 10, 1948. This year’s theme is Equality.
Dec 9, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Will Pakistan Be the Next Country to Fall to a Taliban-Style Takeover? Will Pakistan Be the Next Country to Fall to a Taliban-Style Takeover?
The military’s role in politics has emboldened the religious far right.
Dec 9, 2021 / Hasan Ali
Who Killed Malcolm X? Who Killed Malcolm X?
Thanks to a recent investigation, we now know that two of the men who spent decades in prison for the crime were innocent. But we are no closer to closure over an assassination tha...
Dec 9, 2021 / Tamara Payne
What Should the Democrats Do About Rising Inflation? What Should the Democrats Do About Rising Inflation?
Doug Henwood argues that without raising taxes, many leftist policies will come with risks, while Lauren Melodia writes that the GOP is exaggerating inflation concerns.
Dec 9, 2021 / The Debate / Doug Henwood and Lauren Melodia
Holiday Giving: Second Pandemic Winter Edition Holiday Giving: Second Pandemic Winter Edition
Republicans are on the move, and so are Covid and climate change—give now, before things get even worse!
Dec 9, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Puzzle of Eco-Fiction The Puzzle of Eco-Fiction
George R. Stewart’s Storm gives us an ideal model for how to approach the narrative challenges of a story about climate catastrophe.
Dec 9, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Clinton Williamson
What Will It Take to Build a Mass Movement for Abortion Rights? What Will It Take to Build a Mass Movement for Abortion Rights?
It’s time to turn a committed core of supporters into a force capable of reclaiming what has been lost.
Dec 9, 2021 / Amy Littlefield for The Nation
Biden Shouldn’t Use the Summit for Democracy to Start More Cold Wars Biden Shouldn’t Use the Summit for Democracy to Start More Cold Wars
Growing tensions with Russia and China only reinforce the nationalist and militarist factions in all countries.
Dec 8, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
