What Should the Democrats Do About Rising Inflation?

Doug Henwood argues that without raising taxes, many leftist policies will come with risks, while Lauren Melodia writes that the GOP is exaggerating inflation concerns.

Doug Henwood and Lauren Melodia

The Finger Lakes Are Being Poisoned

The birthplace of American feminism is being buried under a mountain of garbage.

Susan Brind Morrow

Travel Bans and Boosters Alone Won’t Protect Us From Covid

The fantasy that we can erect a Fortress America and leave the rest of the world to fend for itself is a deadly delusion.

Gregg Gonsalves

What Will It Take to Build a Mass Movement for Abortion Rights?

It’s time to turn a committed core of supporters into a force capable of reclaiming what has been lost.

Amy Littlefield for The Nation

Judy Collins Remembers Stephen Sondheim

The singer and activist writes about discovering the “amazing, creative, thunderous force” of Sondheim’s music.

Judy Collins

Holiday Giving: Second Pandemic Winter Edition

Republicans are on the move, and so are Covid and climate change—give now, before things get even worse!

Katha Pollitt

Senator Hawley Touts Masculinity

Calvin Trillin

A Cop Is Finally in Trouble for Using Excessive Force—Against Dogs

Why can’t we expect at least this much from the courts when it comes to Black people?

Elie Mystal

Letters From the December 27, 2021/January 3, 2022, Issue

Value proposition… Funny women…

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