Democrats Failed Forward on Voting Rights Democrats Failed Forward on Voting Rights
Biden forced the Republicans, and two Democrats, to go on record saying voting rights don’t matter—or at least, not more than preserving the filibuster.
Jan 21, 2022 / Joan Walsh for The Nation
The Front Lines of Omicron The Front Lines of Omicron
With the pandemic returning to a state of emergency, we need to finally fix what was already broken in our society.
Jan 10, 2022 / Adam Gaffney
The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work
Workers used the additional resources of the past year to demand better pay and conditions.
Jan 7, 2022 / Mike Konczal
What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty
The conservative majority on the US Supreme Court has honed a new, radical approach to religious liberty, the significance of which cannot be overstated.
Jan 6, 2022 / Katherine Franke for The Nation
Join a Union—but Also Join a DAO Join a Union—but Also Join a DAO
DAOs aren’t a substitute for the labor movement, but they can be a powerful tool to fund creative projects collectively.
Dec 30, 2021 / Daisy Alioto
For Afghanistan, 2021 Brought an End to One Horror—and the Beginning of Another For Afghanistan, 2021 Brought an End to One Horror—and the Beginning of Another
Since the West abandoned Afghanistan, the violence of the occupation has ended but hunger and the cruelties of the Taliban have taken its place.
Dec 29, 2021 / Ali M. Latifi
The Mayor Nobody Knows The Mayor Nobody Knows
Eric Adams takes office without having had much to say about how—or in whose interests—he’ll govern New York City.
Dec 27, 2021 / Ross Barkan
The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care
Why does the richest country in the world have the most Covid deaths? A primary reason is that the United States does not have a free, universal health care system.
Dec 23, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar for The Nation
Remembering the Clarion Call of bell hooks Remembering the Clarion Call of bell hooks
My recollections of the late scholar, who revolutionized her fields.
Dec 21, 2021 / Patricia J. Williams
My Neighbor Protested His Family’s Expulsion From Its Home—Now He’s in an Israeli Prison My Neighbor Protested His Family’s Expulsion From Its Home—Now He’s in an Israeli Prison
Murad Attieh has been in prison for 133 days for what many believe is an effort to criminalize our movement.
Dec 21, 2021 / Mohammed El-Kurd