The Radical Idea That Undergirds Our Postal System The Radical Idea That Undergirds Our Postal System
Victorian-era postal reform enshrined the principle that all letter writers were equal. Now that principle is under threat.
Apr 21, 2020 / Rachael Scarborough King
Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution. Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution.
That, plus more deportations—of coronavirus-exposed refugees.
Apr 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Conversations With ‘The Nation’: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Conversations With ‘The Nation’: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
The reverend spoke with Nation readers about the severe social, economic, and political fissures the pandemic has worsened.
Apr 20, 2020 / The Nation
How Brexit Infected Britain’s Coronavirus Response How Brexit Infected Britain’s Coronavirus Response
Boris Johnson’s government keeps promising to “Get Brexit Done,” even as the deadly pandemic ravages the country.
Apr 20, 2020 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
The Coronavirus Has Lessons for Journalists Covering the Climate Crisis The Coronavirus Has Lessons for Journalists Covering the Climate Crisis
Earth Day’s 50th anniversary serves as a moment to reflect on how to more rigorously cover the climate story.
Apr 20, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
The Devastating Emotional Toll of Suspending Prison Visits The Devastating Emotional Toll of Suspending Prison Visits
To insulate facilities from the coronavirus, prisons and jails are not allowing people to see their incarcerated loved ones.
Apr 20, 2020 / Karina Piser
10 Ways Trump Could Use His Power for Good, Not Evil 10 Ways Trump Could Use His Power for Good, Not Evil
The president can still use his executive powers to do the right thing.
Apr 20, 2020 / Todd N. Tucker
Russian Officials Dawdled as the Coronavirus Took Hold Russian Officials Dawdled as the Coronavirus Took Hold
Now Muscovites are being forced to use QR codes as travel permits.
Apr 20, 2020 / Alec Luhn
The Next Voter Suppression The Next Voter Suppression
Wisconsin’s elections gave us a preview of the lengths to which Republicans and their judicial allies will go to disenfranchise voters in November.
Apr 20, 2020 / John Nichols
Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic
Photos from the grassroots food distribution networks that are keeping Los Angeles’s undocumented communities afloat.
Apr 20, 2020 / Photo Essay / Arlene Mejorado, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation