Is Punishing People for Not Having a Place to Sleep Cruel and Unusual? Is Punishing People for Not Having a Place to Sleep Cruel and Unusual?
With Grants Pass, the Supreme Court appears set to allow cities, counties, and states to criminalize homelessness.
May 9, 2024 / Jeremiah Hayden
Oregon Revives the Drug War Oregon Revives the Drug War
The state’s landmark decriminalization initiative wasn’t given a real chance.
May 8, 2024 / Lydia Kiesling
Ada Limón: "The Country Has Taught Me That Poetry Lives Everywhere." Ada Limón: "The Country Has Taught Me That Poetry Lives Everywhere."
The US poet laureate on nature, the art of America, and her new anthology.
May 7, 2024 / Q&A / Sara Franklin
After the Attacks Between Israel and Iran—What Comes Next? After the Attacks Between Israel and Iran—What Comes Next?
The details of the tit-for-tat reveal that Israel is not the newly triumphant leader of an anti-Iran alliance, but a lonely pariah in a region that is entering a new era.
May 7, 2024 / Trita Parsi and Nick Cleveland-Stout
The Real Takeover of Columbia Was By Those on the Right The Real Takeover of Columbia Was By Those on the Right
Columbia offers a case-study in how right-wing politicians are using exaggerated claims of anti-semitism to advance a conservative agenda.
May 6, 2024 / Alisa Solomon for The Nation
Scenes From the Gaza Solidarity Encampments Scenes From the Gaza Solidarity Encampments
We asked five student writers to talk about the pro-Palestine protests at their schools, how their administrations have responded, and what the next steps are for organizers.
May 3, 2024 / StudentNation / StudentNation
When We Occupied Columbia in 1978, the University Didn’t Call the NYPD When We Occupied Columbia in 1978, the University Didn’t Call the NYPD
Campus administrators met student demands to divest from apartheid-era South Africa. What’s changed?
May 2, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Glorious Proletarian Theater of Pro Wrestling The Glorious Proletarian Theater of Pro Wrestling
An ode to one of the greatest working-class art forms of our time.
Apr 23, 2024 / Kim Kelly
Texas Abortion Laws Haven't Stopped Amy Hagstrom Miller Texas Abortion Laws Haven't Stopped Amy Hagstrom Miller
Despite having to move the clinic out of Texas, the founder of Whole Woman's Health continues to fight for abortion access in the new "border states."
Apr 16, 2024 / Olivia Paschal
The Only Thing Worse Than Taking Rural Voters for Granted The Only Thing Worse Than Taking Rural Voters for Granted
… is dismissing them as out of reach for Democrats.
Apr 15, 2024 / Erica Etelson and Anthony Flaccavento