Economics

A farmer wearing gloves and a bandana as a face cover holds a mint plant.

‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’ ‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’

Scenes from a pandemic: 4

Apr 22, 2020 / Cynthia Greenlee

A man reads outside during the quarantine in New York City

Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19 Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19

This crisis shows us how an economy oriented around the whims of the rich leaves death and destruction in its wake.

Apr 22, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

A man covering his mouth with a bandanna holds a sign that say

Take Action Now: Fight for Justice During the Pandemic Take Action Now: Fight for Justice During the Pandemic

Fight for affordable housing, support the Latinx community, and help at-risk people in your area.

Apr 21, 2020 / NationAction

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Right to Get Our Hair Cut The Right to Get Our Hair Cut

Give me liberty or give me death by dry cleaning pickup.

Apr 21, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

These People Aren’t Freedom Fighters—They’re Virus-Spreading Sociopaths

These People Aren’t Freedom Fighters—They’re Virus-Spreading Sociopaths These People Aren’t Freedom Fighters—They’re Virus-Spreading Sociopaths

The “liberate America” protesters claim they just want to make their own choices about their health and safety, but they really want to force others to risk their lives.

Apr 21, 2020 / Elie Mystal

A postal worker delivers mail in Harlem with a mask

The Radical Idea That Undergirds Our Postal System The Radical Idea That Undergirds Our Postal System

Victorian-era postal reform enshrined the principle that all letter writers were equal. Now that principle is under threat.

Apr 21, 2020 / Rachael Scarborough King

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Conversations With ‘The Nation’: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Conversations With ‘The Nation’: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

The reverend spoke with Nation readers about the severe social, economic, and political fissures the pandemic has worsened.

Apr 20, 2020 / The Nation

Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic

Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic

Photos from the grassroots food distribution networks that are keeping Los Angeles’s undocumented communities afloat.

Apr 20, 2020 / Photo Essay / Arlene Mejorado, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

How Sex Workers Are Using Mutual Aid to Respond to the Coronavirus

How Sex Workers Are Using Mutual Aid to Respond to the Coronavirus How Sex Workers Are Using Mutual Aid to Respond to the Coronavirus

Their efforts highlight the deep history of organizing and radical mutual support in the sex worker community.

Apr 20, 2020 / Jack Herrera

Xi Jinping shakes hands with Donald Trump

Thanks to Covid-19, Neoliberal Globalization Is Unraveling Thanks to Covid-19, Neoliberal Globalization Is Unraveling

But internationalism is more essential than ever.

Apr 17, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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