The Women of America’s Heartland The Women of America’s Heartland
Monica Potts’s book The Forgotten Girls is a document of the effects of poverty, sexism, and, of course, the rapacious capitalism that has abandoned communities across America.
Aug 31, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Book Is a Book Is a Book—Except When It’s an e-Book A Book Is a Book Is a Book—Except When It’s an e-Book
But corporate mega-publishers want purchasing a book to be like renting a movie or streaming an album.
Aug 30, 2023 / Maria Bustillos
Will the Opioid Crisis Deliver Its Worst Harms to Black and Brown People? Will the Opioid Crisis Deliver Its Worst Harms to Black and Brown People?
It started as a crisis among white people. But now that overdoses are surging in Black and Brown communities, government is failing to invest in the healthcare-based approaches tha...
Aug 28, 2023 / Helena Hansen, Jules Netherland, and David Herzberg
Republicans Are Gaslighting Us on Poverty Republicans Are Gaslighting Us on Poverty
Claims that poverty in America has been eliminated, and that “idleness” is the only barrier to a life of middle-class comfort, would be funny—if they weren’t so dangerous.
Aug 21, 2023 / Brad Swanson
The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life
From brine flies to brine shrimp to eared grebes to pronghorn and buffalo, the lake supports an exquisite ecosystem whose collapse is literally making people sick.
Aug 21, 2023 / Feature / Katharine S. Walter
Letters From the September 4/11, 2023, Issue Letters From the September 4/11, 2023, Issue
The right to be heard… It’s going to get hotter… Don’t cross the picket line (web only)…
Aug 19, 2023 / Our Readers
The Real Hunter Biden Scandal The Real Hunter Biden Scandal
Joe Biden’s empathy is admirable. But it shouldn’t just be reserved for family.
Aug 18, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Exclusive: James O’Keefe Is Now Under Investigation for Looting Project Veritas Exclusive: James O’Keefe Is Now Under Investigation for Looting Project Veritas
Prosecutors in Westchester County, N.Y., are pursuing charges against the right’s premiere “gotcha video” scammer, for scamming his own donors.
Aug 18, 2023 / Liz Farkas and Matthew Phelan
“Held v. Montana” Is a Historic Victory for Climate Action—but Also Human Rights “Held v. Montana” Is a Historic Victory for Climate Action—but Also Human Rights
Invoking the right to a healthy environment will likely become a replicable strategy for climate lawsuits across the country. “I see more and more of these trials happening.”
Aug 16, 2023 / StudentNation / Meher Bhatia
NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union
One day after a Nation story reported claims that National Institute Fellows were "trainees" not "workers," the NIH changed its mind.
Aug 14, 2023 / Peter Lucas