How to Protect Yourself When Abortion Is Illegal: A Q&A With Robin Marty How to Protect Yourself When Abortion Is Illegal: A Q&A With Robin Marty
In her new book Handbook for a Post-Roe America, Robin Marty provides a blueprint for accessing reproductive-health care and fighting for your rights in a country where abortion ha...
Jan 22, 2019 / Q&A / Glyn Peterson
School Is Crushing My Daughter’s Spirit. What Should I Do? School Is Crushing My Daughter’s Spirit. What Should I Do?
Another reader asks what she can do about an acquaintance who drunkenly groped her on New Year’s Eve.
Jan 11, 2019 / Liza Featherstone
It’s Accountability Time for the Orange Menace It’s Accountability Time for the Orange Menace
Trump’s ablest critics are positioned to issue subpoenas, compel key administration figures to face questioning, and expose failed policies and egregious conflicts of interest.
Jan 9, 2019 / John Nichols
Farewell, Norman Birnbaum, 1926–2019 Farewell, Norman Birnbaum, 1926–2019
For those of us who worked with Norman, it’s hard to imagine The Nation without him. He contributed articles, editorials, and reviews to our pages for an astounding six decades.
Jan 9, 2019 / The Nation
Snapshot: Jakelin Caal Maquin Snapshot: Jakelin Caal Maquin
Jakelin Caal Maquin, a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl, died two days after she was taken into US Border Patrol custody. According to the United Nations, migrant deaths have increased u…
Dec 21, 2018 / the Caal Family
The Green New Deal Is Good for the Planet—and the Democratic Party The Green New Deal Is Good for the Planet—and the Democratic Party
Democrats can no longer get away with offering milquetoast solutions.
Dec 19, 2018 / Mike Konczal
War Crimes in Our Name: A Q&A With Shireen Al-Adeimi War Crimes in Our Name: A Q&A With Shireen Al-Adeimi
The outspoken advocate details the plight of her native Yemen—and explains what needs to happen to avoid further disaster.
Dec 14, 2018 / Q&A / Chris Gelardi
The Senate’s Yemen Vote Proves a More Democratic Foreign Policy Is Possible The Senate’s Yemen Vote Proves a More Democratic Foreign Policy Is Possible
Public outrage over US-Saudi relations may put an end to war—and serve as an important lesson for progressives.
Dec 13, 2018 / Evan Hill