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
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
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
Democrats may have lost their majority, but many promising new members have secured roles in the House.
Jan 6, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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
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
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
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
“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
The 1990s Were Meant to Be the End of History—Instead They Birthed the Future The 1990s Were Meant to Be the End of History—Instead They Birthed the Future
Welcome to The Nation’s '90s issue, a heady romp through the decade that set the stage for the present moment.
Dec 12, 2022 / Lizzy Ratner, Regina Mahone, Ludwig Hurtado, and Alana Pockros