Vasily Grossman in War and Peace Vasily Grossman in War and Peace
In both his life and his writing, the novelist and journalist captured the complications and contradictions of the Soviet century.
Jun 12, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Sheila Fitzpatrick
The Radical Teachers’ Movement Comes to Baltimore The Radical Teachers’ Movement Comes to Baltimore
Social-justice teacher caucuses have emerged in cities like Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Seattle, and St. Paul, and now they’re banding together to help those in Baltimore.
Jun 7, 2019 / Rachel M. Cohen
The European Left’s Dangerous Anti-Immigrant Turn The European Left’s Dangerous Anti-Immigrant Turn
In Denmark, the center left returned to power only by lurching to the right on immigration.
Jun 7, 2019 / Karina Piser
Madison Is a Lefty Town—Just Not for Everyone Madison Is a Lefty Town—Just Not for Everyone
The newly elected mayor of Madison, Satya Rhodes-Conway, wants to advance racial equity in the most segregated state in America.
Jun 7, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
When Joe Biden Collaborated With Segregationists When Joe Biden Collaborated With Segregationists
The candidate’s years as an anti-busing crusader cannot be forgotten—or readily forgiven.
Jun 6, 2019 / Jonathan Kozol
A Trans Asylum Seeker Dies After Pleading to ICE for Medical Care A Trans Asylum Seeker Dies After Pleading to ICE for Medical Care
In a disturbing pattern, ICE won’t even count Johana Medina Leon’s death among those that occurred in its custody.
Jun 4, 2019 / Nathan Craig and Margaret Brown Vega
Joe Biden’s Whiteness Isn’t the Problem Joe Biden’s Whiteness Isn’t the Problem
Don’t hate Biden because he’s a white guy. Hate his policies and his regressive voting record.
May 29, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman
Imani Perry’s Liberation Feminism Imani Perry’s Liberation Feminism
The African-American studies professor sits down with The Nation to discuss books, Beyoncé, and the radical potential of the academy.
May 29, 2019 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini
For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace
Hundreds of human-rights defenders have been killed since the accords. And Afro-Colombians like Goldman Environmental Prize–winner Francia Márquez are a particular target.
May 23, 2019 / Roosbelinda Cárdenas
Black Capitalism Won’t Save Us Black Capitalism Won’t Save Us
Celebrities like Killer Mike and Jay-Z equate black ownership with liberation—but you can’t end racial inequality with consumerism.
May 22, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman