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The Town That QAnon Nearly Swallowed

The Town That QAnon Nearly Swallowed The Town That QAnon Nearly Swallowed

Right-wing demagogues tried to take over a small town in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s how concerned citizens stopped them.

Feb 7, 2022 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

A three by five grid of shipping containers has the Cuban flag painted over it.

Cuba: 60 Years of a Brutal, Vindictive, and Pointless Embargo Cuba: 60 Years of a Brutal, Vindictive, and Pointless Embargo

Where Obama was willing to try “engagement,” Biden administration policy remains mired in Cold War clichés. The Nation has always believed there is a better way.

Jan 26, 2022 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh

Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy

Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy

Can she convince the state’s voters to put her ideas into practice?

Jan 25, 2022 / Feature / Serena Cho

Columbia Faculty Protests

Columbia University Has Lost Its Way Columbia University Has Lost Its Way

The Ivy League institution’s approach to the contract negotiations with its grad student workers reveals how it has evolved into a predatory business.

Jan 18, 2022 / StudentNation / Katherine Franke

Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody

Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody

How racism, negligence, and a politically connected medical provider turned homelessness into a capital crime.

Jan 10, 2022 / Feature / Cecilia Nowell

Will Garland Do What It Takes to Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice?

Will Garland Do What It Takes to Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice? Will Garland Do What It Takes to Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice?

A lot is riding on the attorney general’s prosecution of January 6 insurrectionists—including whether future coup plotters think they’ll be able to get away with it.

Jan 5, 2022 / Elie Mystal

The Ardor of “Licorice Pizza”

The Ardor of “Licorice Pizza” The Ardor of “Licorice Pizza”

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film is his most personal work yet.

Dec 29, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

John Deere Strike

John Deere Workers Remain on Strike and Reject Two-Tier Pay John Deere Workers Remain on Strike and Reject Two-Tier Pay

Though the company offered raises and concession on health care and retirement, the union is standing firm. And so far, the public is behind them.

Nov 11, 2021 / Dave Leshtz

Paul Gosar

Expel Paul Gosar From Congress Expel Paul Gosar From Congress

The Arizona Republican, who has a history of consorting with neo-Nazis and insurrectionists, shared a video Monday depicting him killing AOC. It’s time to expel this twisted fiend.

Nov 11, 2021 / John Nichols

Glenn Youngkin's election night rally

Virginia Is a Wake-Up Call for Democrats Before the Midterms Virginia Is a Wake-Up Call for Democrats Before the Midterms

Those suburban voters Democrats are banking on? They might be going home to the post-Trump GOP.

Nov 3, 2021 / Joan Walsh

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