Snapshot: Cataclysm in the Philippines Snapshot: Cataclysm in the Philippines

A man walks through smoke from fires in a part of Tolosa, on Leyte Island, that was devastated by 
Typhoon Haiyan, November 16.

Nov 20, 2013 / John Javellana

The Progressive Electoral Wave of 2013 The Progressive Electoral Wave of 2013

The big story this November is a cross-country rejection of austerity and inequality and support for social justice.

Nov 13, 2013 / The Editors

Child Labor in the USA Child Labor in the USA

The country must find the political will to end this national disgrace.

Nov 13, 2013 / The Editors

Time to End the Spying Game Time to End the Spying Game

Americans are justifiably upset about the NSA’s sweeping domestic surveillance. But we should be just as concerned about spying on foreigners.

Nov 13, 2013 / David Cole

‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan ‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan

US forces used the plight of Afghan women to justify war—but twelve years later, women are still suffering.

Nov 13, 2013 / Dani McClain

JFK: ‘The Light of All His Lost Days’ JFK: ‘The Light of All His Lost Days’

This poem was published in the December 21, 1963, issue of The Nation.

Nov 13, 2013 / Wendell Berry

Mistakes Were Made Mistakes Were Made

Nov 11, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

The de Blasio Mandate The de Blasio Mandate

Five areas where Mayor de Blasio can make big progressive changes in New York City.

Nov 6, 2013 / The Editors

Free the Media! Free the Media!

It’s time to get back to our roots—the grassroots—to fight for reform of an increasingly monopolistic and manipulative media.

Nov 6, 2013 / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney

The GOP’s Poverty Denialism The GOP’s Poverty Denialism

According to many conservatives, the poor have it easy.

Nov 6, 2013 / Michelle Goldberg