The Immortal Life of Dr. Roland Pattillo The Immortal Life of Dr. Roland Pattillo
The man who preserved the legacy of medical hero Henrietta Lacks died in May, but big media missed the story. I couldn’t.
Sep 27, 2023 / Obituary / Joan Walsh
On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About
Rather than understand gentrification as a systemic issue, the term has simply become an insult people throw around.
Sep 27, 2023 / Kate Wagner
Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game
Announcing his exit, the right-wing baron mixes public populism and private elitism.
Sep 25, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit
The former GOP presidential nominee is now a pariah in his own party.
Sep 15, 2023 / Jeet Heer
America’s Short-Lived Safety Net Has Almost Fully Unraveled America’s Short-Lived Safety Net Has Almost Fully Unraveled
The American Rescue Plan created unprecedented programs protecting parents and young children, renters, and childcare providers. Now they are almost entirely gone.
Sep 15, 2023 / Bryce Covert for The Nation
It’s Now Clearer Than Ever: The US Is Choosing to Impoverish Children It’s Now Clearer Than Ever: The US Is Choosing to Impoverish Children
Robert Reich has been telling us for years that policymakers have the power to end—or increase—poverty. New Census data proves him right.
Sep 13, 2023 / John Nichols
Biden Complacency Is Just As Bad as Biden Panic Biden Complacency Is Just As Bad as Biden Panic
Don't wet your bed. Organize!
Sep 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Young People in Peru Are Protesting to Protect Democracy Young People in Peru Are Protesting to Protect Democracy
Indigenous community members, farmworker coalitions, and students have taken to the streets. “Right now, we are calling for Dina Boluarte to leave power, and for new congressional...
Sep 11, 2023 / StudentNation / Walter Thomas-Patterson
How the Affirmative Action Exemption for Military Academies Exploits Students of Color How the Affirmative Action Exemption for Military Academies Exploits Students of Color
“Military recruiters will find a way to use this decision to convince young people that they are offering them the best path to a college education.”
Sep 8, 2023 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia and Lajward Zahra
A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic
And the officials in charge of fixing the situation seem more interested in privatization than accountability.
Sep 7, 2023 / Makani Themba