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‘PEN15’ Is So Good It Hurts

‘PEN15’ Is So Good It Hurts ‘PEN15’ Is So Good It Hurts

How the Hulu show reinvents the coming-of-age story.

Oct 26, 2020 / Quinn Moreland

Three members of Reclaim RI speak at an event.

Progressive Democrats Sweep Rhode Island Progressive Democrats Sweep Rhode Island

Challengers from the left ousted eight incumbents in the state’s Democratic primaries, and five more won open seats.

Oct 26, 2020 / Julia Rock and Harry August

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The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers

Fewer and fewer reporters cover the local institutions whose decisions most directly affect their neighbors’ lives.

Oct 26, 2020 / Gwen Florio

Lack of Paid Leave Makes Our Economy So Fragile: A Q&A With Heather Boushey

Lack of Paid Leave Makes Our Economy So Fragile: A Q&A With Heather Boushey Lack of Paid Leave Makes Our Economy So Fragile: A Q&A With Heather Boushey

The economist predicted that America would be hit harder than our peers by the Covid pandemic because we don’t have national paid leave.

Oct 26, 2020 / Bryce Covert

Checking the Systems That Hold Us Back

Checking the Systems That Hold Us Back Checking the Systems That Hold Us Back

On The Nation’s new podcast, System Check, hosts Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren set about diagnosing and repairing our malfunctioning democracy.

Oct 26, 2020 / Q&A / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

Can Georgia’s Jon Ossoff Finish the Job This November?

Can Georgia’s Jon Ossoff Finish the Job This November? Can Georgia’s Jon Ossoff Finish the Job This November?

Donations to the Democrat’s campaign are surging, while his opponent, Senator David Perdue, is sinking under the weight of his (and Trump’s) bigotry.

Oct 26, 2020 / Joan Walsh

‘The Nation’ Launches ‘System Check,’ A New Podcast With Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren

‘The Nation’ Launches ‘System Check,’ A New Podcast With Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren ‘The Nation’ Launches ‘System Check,’ A New Podcast With Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren

The latest addition to The Nation’s stable of popular podcasts seeks to diagnose and repair our malfunctioning democracy.

Oct 26, 2020 / Press Room

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The Labor Movement Isn’t Ready to Expel Police Unions The Labor Movement Isn’t Ready to Expel Police Unions

If all we do is exile law enforcement from our ranks, we won’t help rid the country of white supremacy.

Oct 26, 2020 / The Debate / Bill Fletcher Jr.

Workers hold signs at a protest with slogans like

We Must Sever Law Enforcement From the Labor Movement We Must Sever Law Enforcement From the Labor Movement

We cannot stand by and watch as our so-called union brothers continue to brutalize Black and working-class lives with impunity.

Oct 26, 2020 / The Debate / Kim Kelly

The Election Isn’t Over Until Trump’s Gone

The Election Isn’t Over Until Trump’s Gone The Election Isn’t Over Until Trump’s Gone

A decisive early win for Joe Biden would help prevent a “red mirage,” but Election Day is just a way station on the circuitous route to choosing the next president.

Oct 26, 2020 / John Nichols

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