Economics

Donald Trump and UFC head Dana White

The Plans to Bring Sports Back Are Truly Dystopian The Plans to Bring Sports Back Are Truly Dystopian

We don’t need distractions, we don’t need Mortal Kombat. We need to grow the hell up and wait this out.

Apr 8, 2020 / Dave Zirin

When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie

When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie

If the Democratic Party won’t listen to the left, it should at least listen to itself from 30 years ago.

Apr 7, 2020 / Ed Burmila

Busy trading floor on New York Stock Exchange.

Welfare for Wall Street Welfare for Wall Street

As in 2008, the financial relief package leaves most Americans behind. It’s only a matter of time before it leads to an even bigger crisis.

Apr 7, 2020 / Nomi Prins

A woman wears a face mask during a protest in Chile

Confronting the Pandemic in a Time of Revolt: Voices From Chile Confronting the Pandemic in a Time of Revolt: Voices From Chile

Surviving the coronavirus will be meaningless if Chileans do not simultaneously address the underlying causes of injustice and inequality.

Apr 6, 2020 / Ariel Dorfman

How Obama-Era Economics Sold Us Short

How Obama-Era Economics Sold Us Short How Obama-Era Economics Sold Us Short

Faced with the shattering 2008 crisis, Obama and his key advisers largely sought to restore the wobbly pre-crisis status quo.

Apr 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ryan Cooper

How to Save the Postal Service

How to Save the Postal Service How to Save the Postal Service

For starters, nationalize Amazon and the rest of the essential infrastructure of the digital age.

Apr 6, 2020 / Feature / Mike Davis

Sheila Jasanoff

Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution

Sheila Jasanoff, a professor of science and technology studies, tells The Nation that we’ve modeled the progression of the disease, but not the social consequences.

Apr 6, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

The University of California Strike Enters Its 4th Month

The University of California Strike Enters Its 4th Month The University of California Strike Enters Its 4th Month

Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, graduate student workers’ living conditions are now their working conditions—and more than ever, we need them to be safe.

Apr 6, 2020 / StudentNation / UC Santa Cruz Wildcat Strikers

Food service worker biking with a mask

Your Rent or Your Life Your Rent or Your Life

The pandemic is forcing workers to make impossible choices.

Apr 3, 2020 / Michelle Chen

The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us

The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us

If there was ever a fourth wall dividing celebrities and the rest of us on social media, the quarantine has broken it.

Apr 3, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

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