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Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr., announcing his retirement from the court.

The Powell Memo Helped Create Project 2025 The Powell Memo Helped Create Project 2025

A new investigative podcast shows the toxic legacy of the founding father of modern American plutocracy.

Sep 6, 2024 / Jeet Heer

There Is No Peace Without Justice

There Is No Peace Without Justice There Is No Peace Without Justice

Defend justice and human rights for all.

Sep 6, 2024 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás

People sit on an MTA bus as the sun sets along 72nd Street on June 12, 2024, in New York City.

A Year Without Fares: Lessons From New York’s Free Bus Pilot A Year Without Fares: Lessons From New York’s Free Bus Pilot

Albany must embrace transformational change to bring NYC transit back on track and be ready for the challenges of tomorrow.

Sep 6, 2024 / Zohran Mamdani and Michael Gianaris

A close up shot of VP candidate JD Vance mid-speech.

Democrats Dismiss JD Vance at Their Peril Democrats Dismiss JD Vance at Their Peril

Calling the Ohio senator "weird" may feel satisfying. Pundits have dismissed him as a drag on the ticket. But the smarter play would still be to steal his thunder.

Sep 6, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson and Anthony Flaccavento

“You Blitz!” Jane McAlevey’s Answer to What to Do When We Don’t Have Enough Time.

“You Blitz!” Jane McAlevey’s Answer to What to Do When We Don’t Have Enough Time. “You Blitz!” Jane McAlevey’s Answer to What to Do When We Don’t Have Enough Time.

The Nation’s strikes correspondent was happy to be profiled in The New Yorker. There was just one problem: She didn’t want any mention of her terminal illness.

Sep 6, 2024 / Feature / Eleni Schirmer

“War Game”  Offers a Glimpse of What May Happen if Trump Loses

“War Game” Offers a Glimpse of What May Happen if Trump Loses “War Game” Offers a Glimpse of What May Happen if Trump Loses

The documentary should serve as a wake-up call to those who think January 6, 2021, couldn’t happen again.

Sep 6, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

A mother holds her son as he receives his daily injection while being treated for mpox at the Kavumu health center in Kabare territory, South Kivu region, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

The Mpox Outbreak Is a Damning Indictment of the Global Health System The Mpox Outbreak Is a Damning Indictment of the Global Health System

The inequalities and injustices in our medical infrastructure have made the outbreak so much worse than it could have been.

Sep 6, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

Voters submit their ballots in Madison, Wisconsin.

How Wisconsin Democrats Easily Defeated 2 Conservative Constitutional Amendments How Wisconsin Democrats Easily Defeated 2 Conservative Constitutional Amendments

The August partisan primary marked the second time since 1996 that voters in the state rejected a constitutional amendment.

Sep 6, 2024 / StudentNation / Liam Beran

Party in a Box

Party in a Box Party in a Box

Fresh bait.

Sep 5, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

JD Vance shops for donuts at Holt's Sweet Shop in Valdosta, Georgia.

For Democrats, JD Vance Is the Gift that Keeps On Giving For Democrats, JD Vance Is the Gift that Keeps On Giving

Donald Trump wanted a political heir. Instead, he got an anchor dragging him down.

Sep 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer

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