Editorial

Access to Journalism Is a Human Right

Access to Journalism Is a Human Right Access to Journalism Is a Human Right

Corporate overlords and repressive governments want to control the Internet. But information belongs to us.

Jan 10, 2023 / Maria Bustillos

Protect Democracy by Bolstering Organized Labor

Protect Democracy by Bolstering Organized Labor Protect Democracy by Bolstering Organized Labor

The Democrats must adopt long-term strategies to address the ongoing threats to American democracy. 

Jan 10, 2023 / Jacob M. Grumbach

Republicans Are Consigning the Poor to Disease and Death

Republicans Are Consigning the Poor to Disease and Death Republicans Are Consigning the Poor to Disease and Death

The GOP is refusing to fund government programs that help people avoid getting Covid. And the uninsured will suffer the most.

Jan 6, 2023 / Bryce Covert

The January 6 Report and Trump’s Gospel of Success

The January 6 Report and Trump’s Gospel of Success The January 6 Report and Trump’s Gospel of Success

On the anniversary of the insurrection at the Capitol, the House select committee’s report documents the former president’s culpability—and his state of mind.

Jan 6, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

The Congressional Progressive Caucus Expands

The Congressional Progressive Caucus Expands The Congressional Progressive Caucus Expands

Democrats may have lost their majority, but many promising new members have secured roles in the House.

Jan 6, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A digital composite of a UFO flying above an urban park.

Are Aliens Who Visit Earth Likely to Be Socialist? Are Aliens Who Visit Earth Likely to Be Socialist?

A.M. Gittlitz says that aliens would need to be socialist to survive long enough to develop interstellar travel, while Corey Pein argues that socialism is a human concept tied to e...

Dec 26, 2022 / The Debate / A.M. Gittlitz and Corey Pein

Tracy McCarter Is a Case Study of the Abusive Carceral State

Tracy McCarter Is a Case Study of the Abusive Carceral State Tracy McCarter Is a Case Study of the Abusive Carceral State

Judge Diane Kiesel's ruling is just one example of the way the legal system took on the role of the abuser in McCarter's case.

Dec 23, 2022 / Victoria Law for The Nation

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer.

The Senate Puts Pregnant Workers on the Verge of Getting New Protections The Senate Puts Pregnant Workers on the Verge of Getting New Protections

A bill to ensure that pregnant workers receive accommodations on the job has been approved as an amendment to the must-pass omnibus spending bill.

Dec 22, 2022 / Bryce Covert for The Nation

The Mascarene teal (Anas theodori), also known as Sauzier's teal and Mauritian duck

What the Extinction Crisis Took From the World in 2022 What the Extinction Crisis Took From the World in 2022

From a frog in Venezuela to a sturgeon in China—obituaries for the species we lost.

Dec 22, 2022 / Ana Ratner

Nelba Marquez-Greene

“I Walk Into a Room and I Make People Cry”: 10 Years After Sandy Hook “I Walk Into a Room and I Make People Cry”: 10 Years After Sandy Hook

Joan Walsh spoke with Nelba Márquez-Greene, mother of slain student Ana, about the extraordinary depths of grief, love, and bravery Sandy Hook families have summoned in the decade ...

Dec 13, 2022 / Q&A / Joan Walsh

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