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A headshot of Alexis Pauline Gumbs next to the cover of her book

A Survival Guide for Humans Learned From Marine Mammals A Survival Guide for Humans Learned From Marine Mammals

Alexis Pauline Gumbs tells Laura Flanders why she looks to the ocean world for lessons on how to thrive.

Oct 10, 2022 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Cash Is Never Neutral: A Conversation on the Politics of Money

Cash Is Never Neutral: A Conversation on the Politics of Money Cash Is Never Neutral: A Conversation on the Politics of Money

Stefan Eich talks to The Nation about the role monetary policy plays in crisis, if money can be turned into a more democratic tool, and his new book, The Currency of Politics.

Oct 10, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Jessa Crispin Speaks From the Heartland

Jessa Crispin Speaks From the Heartland Jessa Crispin Speaks From the Heartland

The author's latest book, My Three Dads, blends personal memory with American history, offering incisive cultural criticism that turns to small-town values to understand American i...

Oct 7, 2022 / Q&A / Brianna Di Monda

Why the Left Needs to Change How It Fights

Why the Left Needs to Change How It Fights Why the Left Needs to Change How It Fights

Bree Carlson, the new co-director of ACRE, discusses the struggle for racial and economic justice in a world of global capital. 

Oct 5, 2022 / Q&A / Lucy Dean Stockton

Ken Burns Gets at the Nasty Underbelly of American History

Ken Burns Gets at the Nasty Underbelly of American History Ken Burns Gets at the Nasty Underbelly of American History

David Nasaw in conversation with Jon Wiener on the new PBS documentary The U.S. and the Holocaust.

Sep 29, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Hua Hsu’s Lesson in Friendship

Hua Hsu’s Lesson in Friendship Hua Hsu’s Lesson in Friendship

His memoir Stay True is a moving portrait of friends, death, doubt, and everything in between.

Sep 27, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho

A water main break in the Banksville neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

Holding Back the Tide of Water Privatization Holding Back the Tide of Water Privatization

Three public water activists say privatization is not the answer to our infrastructure woes.

Sep 22, 2022 / Q&A / Hadas Thier

Bill McKibben

The Indefatigable Bill McKibben The Indefatigable Bill McKibben

An interview with the environmentalist about what inspires him, how he became a writer, and his recent book, The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon.

Sep 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Camille Baker

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Criminalized for Being Pregnant Criminalized for Being Pregnant

The organization National Advocates for Pregnant Women is trying to make sure that law enforcement officials, prosecutors, medical providers, and others know how to prevent crimina...

Sep 7, 2022 / Q&A / Dani McClain

Kamala Harris Tells “The Nation,” “This Is the Beginning of the Next Era of the Labor Movement”

Kamala Harris Tells “The Nation,” “This Is the Beginning of the Next Era of the Labor Movement” Kamala Harris Tells “The Nation,” “This Is the Beginning of the Next Era of the Labor Movement”

In an exclusive interview with The Nation’s John Nichols, the vice president recalls her youth on picket lines and explains why it’s so vital to eliminate barriers to organizing.

Sep 5, 2022 / Q&A / John Nichols

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