‘Why Go to School When You Have No Future?’: A Q&A With a 13-Year-Old Climate Striker ‘Why Go to School When You Have No Future?’: A Q&A With a 13-Year-Old Climate Striker
Alexandria Villaseñor doesn’t have time to wait until she’s in power.
Mar 14, 2019 / Q&A / Angely Mercado
The Ilhan Omar Affair Was a Victory for Social Movements and Palestinian Rights The Ilhan Omar Affair Was a Victory for Social Movements and Palestinian Rights
The spirited defense of the freshman congresswoman against unfair attack was the result of years of grassroots organizing. But will it really change the entrenched status quo in Wa...
Mar 13, 2019 / Phyllis Bennis
Democratic Hawks Helped Scuttle the Hanoi Summit on Korea Democratic Hawks Helped Scuttle the Hanoi Summit on Korea
They, along with National Security Adviser John Bolton, have been cynical about the Trump-Kim talks and the inter-Korean peace process from the beginning.
Mar 7, 2019 / Tim Shorrock
The Real Value of Michael Cohen’s Testimony The Real Value of Michael Cohen’s Testimony
The president’s former personal counsel opened up entire vistas of potential reckoning for Trump and his associates. But the most important venue for accountability remains the US ...
Mar 7, 2019 / John Nichols
Media, Mass Murder, and the Law: A Q&A With Maria Ressa Media, Mass Murder, and the Law: A Q&A With Maria Ressa
The founder of Rappler tells The Nation about her fight to keep independent journalism alive in the Philippines.
Mar 7, 2019 / Q&A / Noah Flora
Exclusive: ICE Has Kept Tabs on ‘Anti-Trump’ Protesters in New York City Exclusive: ICE Has Kept Tabs on ‘Anti-Trump’ Protesters in New York City
Documents reveal that the immigration enforcement agency has been keenly attuned to left-leaning protests in the city.
Mar 6, 2019 / Jimmy Tobias
Help! I’m Infatuated With Another Professor. Can I Ask Her Out Without Being a Jerk? Help! I’m Infatuated With Another Professor. Can I Ask Her Out Without Being a Jerk?
Another reader asks if he should discourage his wife from air travel to reduce emissions.
Feb 22, 2019 / Liza Featherstone
Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess
That should bode well for lawsuits challenging Trump’s emergency declaration—if judges follow legal principles instead of politics.
Feb 20, 2019 / Elie Mystal