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Sarah Palin’s Loss Is Democracy’s Gain

Sarah Palin’s Loss Is Democracy’s Gain Sarah Palin’s Loss Is Democracy’s Gain

How Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system freed the majority of voters to elect pro-choice, pro-labor Democrat Mary Peltola.

Sep 2, 2022 / John Nichols

The Democratic Party Shouldn’t Be a Gerontocracy

The Democratic Party Shouldn’t Be a Gerontocracy The Democratic Party Shouldn’t Be a Gerontocracy

Half the US population is under 40—someone born during the Truman administration can barely grasp what life is like for them.

Sep 2, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

“The Nation” Launches “‘The Nation’ Explains” With “How to Get to the Negotiations Table”

“The Nation” Launches “‘The Nation’ Explains” With “How to Get to the Negotiations Table” “The Nation” Launches “‘The Nation’ Explains” With “How to Get to the Negotiations Table”

With a new video series devoted to the most pressing questions on the left, The Nation continues to expand its editorial reach into new channels.

Sep 1, 2022 / Press Room

Senator Joe Manchin departs the Capitol as the Senate breaks for the Memorial Day recess.

Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act

In an impassioned call to allies in the national climate movement, a community organizer explains: “We in Appalachia are done with being a sacrifice zone.”

Sep 1, 2022 / Crystal Mello

Striking McDonald’s restaurant employees are arrested

Fair Wages for Fast Food Fair Wages for Fast Food

California's FAST Act could establish a bill of rights for fast food service workers. The industry is trying to stop it.

Sep 1, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Stop Violence Against Women

Stop Violence Against Women Stop Violence Against Women

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Sep 1, 2022 / OppArt / Honey Goudard

A close-up photo of Sandy Morris, she is smiling.

Meet Sandy Morris, the ALS Heroine Hardly Anybody Knows Meet Sandy Morris, the ALS Heroine Hardly Anybody Knows

Anthony Fauci understood that making people like Sandy who are living with a disease part of the research process leads to better science. But the rest of the NIH still hasn’t gott...

Sep 1, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Former President Trump And Fellow Conservatives Address Annual CPAC Meeting

These Are the Crimes That Will Disqualify Trump From Ever Again Being President These Are the Crimes That Will Disqualify Trump From Ever Again Being President

A new DOJ court filing outlines “multiple sources of evidence” against the former president that could take him off the campaign trail—permanently.

Sep 1, 2022 / John Nichols

Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet

Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet

Hugh Ryan’s The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison makes a compelling case for abolition as a central part of queer politics.

Sep 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

Latinx House Raizado Festival

The Raizado Festival Confronts Aspen’s Inequality The Raizado Festival Confronts Aspen’s Inequality

In one of the wealthiest towns in the country, Latinx and Indigenous issues intersect on the first day of the Latinx House’s inaugural Raizado Festival. 

Sep 1, 2022 / StudentNation / Mara Marques Cavallaro

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