The New Cold War in Asia Is Born of Desperation The New Cold War in Asia Is Born of Desperation
Bipartisan China-bashing is how the US political elite avoids dealing with our immense domestic problems.
May 11, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities
On the streets of Lima, hundreds of thousands of people have started walking back to their hometowns.
May 11, 2020 / Photo Essay / Musuk Nolte, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
‘Normalcy—Never Again!’ ‘Normalcy—Never Again!’
The past is nowhere to return to. As the pandemic changes the world, may we come together to demand that it change for the better.
May 8, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking. I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking.
Compared to Norway’s strict, early measures and rigorous testing, the US response to the pandemic has been catastrophic.
May 8, 2020 / Ann Jones
Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump
The state has some of fastest-growing Covid-19 outbreaks in the country. That hasn’t stopped Governor Kim Reynolds from rushing to reopen.
May 7, 2020 / Emily Berch
If This Pandemic Is a War, Trump Is a War Criminal If This Pandemic Is a War, Trump Is a War Criminal
The president’s incompetence and malice are leading to countless deaths. He must be brought to justice.
May 6, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Bernie Sanders Reflects on the Power of International Solidarity Bernie Sanders Reflects on the Power of International Solidarity
On May Day, the senator talked with The Nation about the ways in which we’ll need each other in order to recover from this pandemic.
May 5, 2020 / John Nichols
The Inner Life of American Communism The Inner Life of American Communism
Vivian Gornick’s and Jodi Dean’s books mine a lost history of comradeship, determination, and intimacy.
May 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Corey Robin
Trump’s Covid-19 Reckoning Is Only the Beginning Trump’s Covid-19 Reckoning Is Only the Beginning
The pandemic provides more than enough evidence to render a judgment on Trump as one of the worst presidents in American history, but the broader political system is also to blame.
May 4, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Parenting During a Pandemic Parenting During a Pandemic
The coronavirus works like a highlighter, making our long-standing societal inequities more visible.
May 4, 2020 / Alice Proujansky, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation