Want to Solve the Maternal Health Care Crisis? Listen to Black Birth Workers

“We are the solutions. We need more investment. And the way that we practice birthing, pregnancy, and reproductive health care in our overarching wellness—this is the way to go.”

Regina Mahone

The Media’s Recent Turn to “Climate Optimism” Is a Cruel Fantasy

Beneath the upbeat messaging, the latest UN climate report makes it clear that while the means to save the planet may still be available, the political will is nowhere in sight.

Wen Stephenson

Is the American Dream a Long Con?

A conversation with Alissa Quart about her new book Bootstrapped, an examination of how the ideology of individualism helped create the conditions for inequality.

Rhoda Feng

Should President Biden Run for Reelection? A “Nation” Forum

We wanted to know what prominent progressive Democrats, left-leaning independents, and battleground state activists were thinking. So we asked them.

Various Contributors

What Elizabeth Warren, Larry Summers, and Paul Krugman All Got Wrong About SVB

It’s a war for the dollar—and the big banks. The rest of us better hold on tight.

James K. Galbraith for The Nation

Want to Turn the Pitiless March of Gentrification Into a Parable of Progress?

The New York Times shows just how it's done.

Adolph Reed Jr.

What’s Behind the New Calls to Invade Mexico

The right can claim it’s about defeating cartels or defending democracy, but it’s really about resource extraction.

Jeet Heer

DeSantis on the War in Ukraine

Calvin Trillin

Letters From the April 17/24, 2023, Issue

Springsteen and us… Lessons from Debs…

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