Sue Bird Sets a Standard and Says Goodbye to the WNBA Sue Bird Sets a Standard and Says Goodbye to the WNBA
The legendary basketball player accomplished much on the court and moved the political needle off the court.
Sep 8, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Therapists in California and Hawaii Are Striking for Mental Health Care Therapists in California and Hawaii Are Striking for Mental Health Care
The strike is the latest example of social justice unionism in the era of corporate health care.
Sep 8, 2022 / Dana Simon
The Far Right Has Already Had an Impact on Sweden’s Elections The Far Right Has Already Had an Impact on Sweden’s Elections
With voting on September 11, the country’s center parties still have the power to freeze out the far-right Sweden Democrats. But will they use it?
Sep 8, 2022 / Linda Mannheim
We Were Supposed to Help Asian Migrant Women—Instead We Got Police We Were Supposed to Help Asian Migrant Women—Instead We Got Police
After the Atlanta spa shootings, people wanted to support vulnerable Asian communities. But a new breed of activists steered energy toward carceral solutions.
Sep 8, 2022 / Seth Berkman
Colleges Are in Debt, but Students Pay for It Colleges Are in Debt, but Students Pay for It
Cuts to public funding have passed universities’ financial burden on to students through rising tuition and fees. Should President Biden cancel campus debt too?
Sep 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Sarah Holtz
Criminalized for Being Pregnant Criminalized for Being Pregnant
The organization National Advocates for Pregnant Women is trying to make sure that law enforcement officials, prosecutors, medical providers, and others know how to prevent crimina...
Sep 7, 2022 / Q&A / Dani McClain
Meet the Rhode Island Progressives Taking on the Democratic Establishment Meet the Rhode Island Progressives Taking on the Democratic Establishment
The Rhode Island Political Cooperative is rebuilding community trust in the nation’s smallest state.
Sep 7, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols
Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis” Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis”
To understand why more rain means less drinking water in Mississippi’s capital, you need to look to the state’s racist past—and the present malign neglect of its Black citizens.
Sep 6, 2022 / Makani Themba
“The Nation” and the National Writers Union Reach an Agreement “The Nation” and the National Writers Union Reach an Agreement
It will protect freelancers’ rights and set rates and conditions.
Sep 6, 2022 / Abigail Higgins
Letters From the September 19/26, 2022, Issue Letters From the September 19/26, 2022, Issue
Studying ecology... Pipelines to plowshares... Graphic depictions...
Sep 6, 2022 / Our Readers