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Wisconsin state Supreme Court candidates Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow, former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly, Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell, and Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz

“This Is Our Referendum on Abortion”: Wisconsin’s Critical Race “This Is Our Referendum on Abortion”: Wisconsin’s Critical Race

The race for Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court justice has quickly become the most important election of the year.

Mar 3, 2023 / John Nichols for The Nation

Sara Nelson addresses demonstrators

Sara Nelson Could Be the Greatest Labor Secretary Since the New Deal Sara Nelson Could Be the Greatest Labor Secretary Since the New Deal

The demand for a fearless labor secretary is as great now as it was in the 1930s, and Nelson is more than ready to meet the moment.

Feb 28, 2023 / John Nichols

Army-McCarthy hearings

The Absurd Specter of “Woke Communism” The Absurd Specter of “Woke Communism”

Ironically, those decrying woke communism may be loony about “communism,” but they are unintentionally right that capitalism is indeed the problem.

Feb 21, 2023 / Steve Fraser

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Letters From the March 6/13, 2023, Issue Letters From the March 6/13, 2023, Issue

Toadying at Harvard… The work of democracy (web only)…

Feb 21, 2023 / Our Readers, Sammy Feldblum, and Lavanya Nott

Striking coal miners, who have been on strike for 18 months, form a picket line outside of the Warrior Met Coal Mine no. 5 on September 1, 2022 in Brookwood Alabama.

Why the Warrior Met Strike Is Ending Why the Warrior Met Strike Is Ending

After 23 months, the union tells more than 1,000 coal miners in Alabama it’s time to head back to work—without the contract they want.

Feb 20, 2023 / Kim Kelly

“The Nation” Names New Columnists Spencer Ackerman, Adolph Reed Jr., and Jane McAlevey

“The Nation” Names New Columnists Spencer Ackerman, Adolph Reed Jr., and Jane McAlevey “The Nation” Names New Columnists Spencer Ackerman, Adolph Reed Jr., and Jane McAlevey

From the forever wars to the culture wars to the battle for economic justice, they join an award-winning roster of Nation voices at a pivotal moment in our country’s history.

Feb 20, 2023 / Press Room

Nikki Haley at a presidential campaign rally in Charleston, S.C.

Nikki Haley’s Anti-Union Fanaticism Is Wild Even for a Republican Nikki Haley’s Anti-Union Fanaticism Is Wild Even for a Republican

The 2024 presidential hopeful has one thing that really sets her apart from her rivals: the depth of her hatred for organized labor.

Feb 17, 2023 / John Nichols

Newly elected US Representative Bernie Sanders poses in front of an image of labor leader Eugene V. Debs

Bernie Sanders: Anti-Union Capitalism Is Wrecking America Bernie Sanders: Anti-Union Capitalism Is Wrecking America

Workers deserve a better deal than the unfettered capitalism that is destroying our health, our democracy, and our planet.

Feb 16, 2023 / Feature / Sen. Bernie Sanders with John Nichols

The Ohio Derailment Catastrophe Is a Case Study in Disaster Capitalism

The Ohio Derailment Catastrophe Is a Case Study in Disaster Capitalism The Ohio Derailment Catastrophe Is a Case Study in Disaster Capitalism

Rail workers say the industry has long ignored pleas for better safety protocols.

Feb 15, 2023 / Mel Buer

School Voucher Battles

Robbing From the Poor to Educate the Rich Robbing From the Poor to Educate the Rich

The bait of school vouchers—and the switch to strangling public education.

Feb 13, 2023 / Jack Schneider and Jennifer C. Berkshire

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