This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like
The Texas law SB 8 will force abortion clinics in the state to turn away about 80 percent of all patients.
Sep 2, 2021 / Amy Littlefield
“Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas “Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas
Unless the Supreme Court steps in, the country’s most dangerous anti-abortion law will go into effect, banning abortions after six weeks and placing a cash bounty on providers.
Aug 31, 2021 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
We Should Hand Out Free Heroin to Drug Users We Should Hand Out Free Heroin to Drug Users
The idea that abstinence works is more about our fear of drugs than it is about science.
Aug 25, 2021 / P.E. Moskowitz
We Have to Choose the Future of the Planet We Have to Choose the Future of the Planet
As the devastating Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report makes clear, we have political choices to make right now if we want to avert global catastrophe.
Aug 21, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard for The Nation
Kabul Has Fallen. Now What? Kabul Has Fallen. Now What?
With the collapse of the US-backed government, Washington must chart a new course—but it won’t be easy.
Aug 16, 2021 / Rajan Menon
The Real Question Is Why Andrew Cuomo Took So Long to Fall The Real Question Is Why Andrew Cuomo Took So Long to Fall
New York hasn’t had a governor leave in dignity in years—and that is not a fluke.
Aug 11, 2021 / Zephyr Teachout
Do We Need Police? Do We Need Police?
A former police lieutenant debates an abolitionist.
Aug 11, 2021 / The Debate / Diane Goldstein and Jasson Perez
Death by Disinformation: GOP Accomplices to Covid Apocalypse Death by Disinformation: GOP Accomplices to Covid Apocalypse
If your state or city remains unvaccinated, and your neighbors won’t wear masks indoors—you’ve got a problem.
Aug 5, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation
The Rescue of the New York Public Library The Rescue of the New York Public Library
Activists—and The Nation—thwarted NYPL trustees’ harebrained plans and restored democracy to this vital public institution.
Jul 26, 2021 / Scott Sherman
Billionaires in Space Billionaires in Space
For the world’s richest men, the stars are up for sale.
Jul 23, 2021 / A.M. Gittlitz