Chuck Schumer: ‘I Believe That Democracy Is at Risk and We Cannot Fail’ Chuck Schumer: ‘I Believe That Democracy Is at Risk and We Cannot Fail’
The Senate majority leader talks in a Nation exclusive about the night before the insurrection, his weekly leadership conference, and his timeline for passing major legislation lik...
May 12, 2021 / Q&A / John Nichols
What ‘Girlhood’ Means in 2021 What ‘Girlhood’ Means in 2021
A conversation with Melissa Febos about her radical essays on youth and gender.
May 10, 2021 / Q&A / Naomi Gordon-Loebl
Frances Fox Piven Wants You to Raise Hell Frances Fox Piven Wants You to Raise Hell
The great theorist of disruptive power explains “dissensus” and how social movements spur elected officials into action.
May 5, 2021 / Q&A / Mark Engler
The Art of the Memoir With Japanese Breakfast The Art of the Memoir With Japanese Breakfast
A conversation with indie pop artist Michelle Zauner on cooking, grieving, and the role politics plays in music.
Apr 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho
The Craft of John Edgar Wideman The Craft of John Edgar Wideman
A conversation with one of the greatest living Black American writers on work, life, and why good fiction is like a game of basketball.
Apr 26, 2021 / Q&A / Elias Rodriques
How Border Fascism Explains the Trump Movement How Border Fascism Explains the Trump Movement
Brendan O’Connor, author of Blood Red Lines, discusses a dangerous new strain of far-right nationalism.
Apr 23, 2021 / Q&A / Jared Olson
Pulling Down the World’s Walls: A Conversation With Harsha Walia Pulling Down the World’s Walls: A Conversation With Harsha Walia
The Nation talked to the author and activist about her new book, Border and Rule, and what a border-free globe might look like.
Apr 22, 2021 / Q&A / John Washington
After ‘the Death of Hong Kong’s Democracy,’ an Ex-Legislator Fights Beijing From Exile After ‘the Death of Hong Kong’s Democracy,’ an Ex-Legislator Fights Beijing From Exile
Ted Hui fled Hong Kong, but he hasn’t given up the struggle.
Apr 20, 2021 / Q&A / Sharline Liu
Representative Mark Pocan on Amazon and ‘the Arrogance of Corporations That Get Too Big’ Representative Mark Pocan on Amazon and ‘the Arrogance of Corporations That Get Too Big’
The Wisconsin representative whom Amazon attacked talks about the company’s self-serving apology, the Bessemer union vote, and the PRO Act.
Apr 19, 2021 / Q&A / John Nichols
Julian Aguon’s Poetic Riposte to American Empire Julian Aguon’s Poetic Riposte to American Empire
The CHamoru lawyer discusses the militarization of Guam and his new book, The Properties of Perpetual Light.
Apr 12, 2021 / Q&A / Chris Gelardi