Activism

Little Amal at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York City.

We Like the Idea of Asylum Seekers, but Not the Real Thing We Like the Idea of Asylum Seekers, but Not the Real Thing

The 12-foot-tall puppet of a Syrian refugee has been welcomed in New York and around the world. Real refugees? Not so much.

Sep 28, 2022 / Helen Benedict

Biden Rural Americans

Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too

Critics of Biden's forgiveness plan falsely call it a wealth transfer to the “urban elite.” In 2020, nearly 6.5 million rural Americans owed an average of $35,000 in student loan d...

Sep 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Reed Cleland

Dan Arlin in a blue polo holds his fist up while holding a sign.

Is UPS Retaliating Against Union Activists? Is UPS Retaliating Against Union Activists?

The UPS contract covering nearly 350,000 people expires next year. According to some workers, management has already launched its anti-labor fight.

Sep 27, 2022 / Teddy Ostrow

Bad Fetus

Bad Fetus Bad Fetus

One tough hombr-yo.

Sep 26, 2022 / OppArt / Ruben Bolling

NPR Supreme Court reporter Nina Totenberg wears a face mask with depictions of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

NPR’s Nina Totenberg, Friend of the Reactionary Court NPR’s Nina Totenberg, Friend of the Reactionary Court

How the supposedly liberal media protected a right-wing Supreme Court.

Sep 26, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Votes inside a box that reads 'constitutional referendum' in Portuguese.

The “Rechazo”—Why Chileans Rejected a New Constitution The “Rechazo”—Why Chileans Rejected a New Constitution

An insider’s account by a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.

Sep 26, 2022 / Patricio Fernández

These US Abortion Restrictions Threaten Reproductive Health Everywhere

These US Abortion Restrictions Threaten Reproductive Health Everywhere These US Abortion Restrictions Threaten Reproductive Health Everywhere

It’s imperative that advocates not limit their advocacy to the United States but expand it to countries around the world affected by US restrictions.

Sep 23, 2022 / Aruna Uprety, Nira Singh Shrestha, Astha Sharma, Giriraj Mani Pokharel, and Sumesh Shiwakoty

In this April 14, 1964, black-and-white file photo, a man holds a Confederate flag at right, as demonstrators, including one carrying a sign reading, “More than 300,000 Negroes are Denied Vote in Ala,” demonstrate in front of an Indianapolis hotel where then–Alabama Governor George Wallace was staying.

David Leonhardt’s Centrist Nostalgia Won’t Save Democracy David Leonhardt’s Centrist Nostalgia Won’t Save Democracy

Jim Crow wasn’t an exception—but a model for the future.

Sep 23, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Flooding In Pakistan

Flooding In Pakistan Flooding In Pakistan

The climate crisis isn’t tomorrow, it’s now!

Sep 23, 2022 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Representative Cori Bush

Cori Bush on Her Green New Deals for Cities Cori Bush on Her Green New Deals for Cities

The Missouri congresswoman talks to The Nation about her climate bill and why St. Louis is overdue for investment.

Sep 23, 2022 / Devin Thomas O’Shea

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