Editorial

A protester at Trafalgar Square following the abortion ban in Texas, on October 2, 2021, in London, United Kingdom.

A New Study Confirms That the Texas Abortion Ban “Is Responsible” for a Rise in Infant Deaths A New Study Confirms That the Texas Abortion Ban “Is Responsible” for a Rise in Infant Deaths

Texas leaders promised that the ban, enacted 10 months before Roe was overturned, would “save” newborn lives.

Jul 9, 2024 / Mary Tuma

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel speaks onstage during the 2023 PEN America Literary Gala at American Museum of Natural History on May 18, 2023, in New York City.

There Is No Universal Free Speech There Is No Universal Free Speech

PEN America hides behind the false universalism of free speech, but institutions always choose whom to protect.

Jul 5, 2024 / P.E. Moskowitz

Donald Trump arrives at a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, on June 28.

The Grand Old Party of Liars The Grand Old Party of Liars

Republicans aren’t even trying anymore, as they cover for their dear leader, Donald Trump.

Jul 3, 2024 / John Nichols for The Nation

Saving Candidate Biden

Saving Candidate Biden Saving Candidate Biden

To rescue the president’s faltering campaign, Democrats need to send in their A team.

Jul 3, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Do July Jitters Mean a Nightmare in November?

Do July Jitters Mean a Nightmare in November? Do July Jitters Mean a Nightmare in November?

The center may have held in the EU elections, but Americans are starting to tug their shirt collars.

Jul 2, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan

A group of workers stand behind a banner reading

The Win for EV Workers in the South You Didn’t Hear About The Win for EV Workers in the South You Didn’t Hear About

Could the union victory at an electric bus manufacturing plant in Alabama turn the South into a hub for quality jobs in the green economy? 

Jul 1, 2024 / Ella Fanger

Palestinians prepare to cross to Egypt from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing on February 6, 2024.

“I Heard a Machine Gun Being Loaded”: A Harrowing Escape From Gaza “I Heard a Machine Gun Being Loaded”: A Harrowing Escape From Gaza

I knew the journey might be dangerous. I never thought it would be this cruel.

Jul 1, 2024 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

A Message From 1930: Zion Cannot Be Built on Bayonets

A Message From 1930: Zion Cannot Be Built on Bayonets A Message From 1930: Zion Cannot Be Built on Bayonets

A hope for a more just future echoes across the decades from the pages of The Nation magazine.

Jun 19, 2024 / Richard Kreitner

Raising the Minimum Wage Comes Cheap

Raising the Minimum Wage Comes Cheap Raising the Minimum Wage Comes Cheap

Studies overwhelmingly show that the effect of increasing the minimum wage on employment rates is basically zero.

Jun 14, 2024 / Bryce Covert

Nathaniel Blankenship, a crew member in a job program with Coalfield Development Corporation, works to remodel a 1920s-era warehouse into office space in Williamson, West Virginia.

Paul Krugman May Not Know How to Reverse the Decline of Rural America. But We Do. Paul Krugman May Not Know How to Reverse the Decline of Rural America. But We Do.

The countryside has been neglected for decades. A Rural New Deal would reverse that with capital and creative solutions writen by and for rural Americans.

Jun 12, 2024 / Erica Etelson and Anthony Flaccavento

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