![Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr., announcing his retirement from the court.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-50365167.jpg)
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A new investigative podcast shows the toxic legacy of the founding father of modern American plutocracy.
Sep 6, 2024 / Jeet Heer
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The Nation’s strikes correspondent was happy to be profiled in The New Yorker. There was just one problem: She didn’t want any mention of her terminal illness.
Sep 6, 2024 / Feature / Eleni Schirmer
![Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz, enjoy music by members of the marching band at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Georgia, August 28, 2024, as they travel across the state on a two-day campaign bus tour.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/timwalz.jpg)
The Democrats Are Finally Running a Teacher. What Took Them So Long? The Democrats Are Finally Running a Teacher. What Took Them So Long?
After decades of serving as a punching bag for the party’s neoliberals, public schools and the people who work in them are back in fashion.
Sep 3, 2024 / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider
![Lee Saunders, President of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday, August 19, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2166881362.jpg)
“The Union Movement Is Very Excited About Harris and Walz” “The Union Movement Is Very Excited About Harris and Walz”
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, AFSCME President Lee Saunders explains organized labor’s enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket.
Sep 2, 2024 / John Nichols
![Blake Street Tenants Union Protest](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Blake-Street-Tenants-Union.jpg)
The Connecticut Tenants Union Trying to Buy Their Apartment Building The Connecticut Tenants Union Trying to Buy Their Apartment Building
Members of the Blake Street Tenants Union in New Haven see community ownership as critical to preserving affordable housing. Is now the time for widespread tenant control?
Sep 2, 2024 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether
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Meet the Immigrant Workers Taking On America’s Largest Meatpacking Company Meet the Immigrant Workers Taking On America’s Largest Meatpacking Company
Tyson workers in Arkansas are organizing to ensure safer labor conditions. We join them in their fight.
Sep 2, 2024 / Alice Driver
![Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024, in Chicago.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2167486805.jpg)
Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party
The convention in Chicago is both a forum for past fights and a showcase of tomorrow’s stars.
Aug 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![Cornell University Workers Strike as Students Return to Campus](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/240816-UAW-Rally-Crowd-Marching-by-Curve.jpeg)
Cornell University Workers Strike as Students Return to Campus Cornell University Workers Strike as Students Return to Campus
“We have members who are on Section 8,” said one union representative. “The majority of our members can’t afford to live here in Ithaca, close to their job.”
Aug 20, 2024 / Aaron Fernando
![A.J. Muste (left, seated) leading a class at Brookwood in 1925.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Judt-Brookwood-ftr.jpg)
To Build Working-Class Power, We Need a Workers’ Education Movement To Build Working-Class Power, We Need a Workers’ Education Movement
A century ago, labor colleges transformed American unions. It’s time to bring them back.
Aug 13, 2024 / Feature / Daniel Judt
![Former US president Donald Trump greets US Senator and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance as they attend their first campaign rally together.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2162204589-scaled.jpg)
Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground
The Heritage Foundation’s attempt to produce an intellectual and wonkish Trumpism turns off voters.
Aug 9, 2024 / Jeet Heer