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Barbara Ehrenreich

Barbara Ehrenreich, a Writer for Change Barbara Ehrenreich, a Writer for Change

The author and activist, who died last week, documented with prescience and empathy the lives of people who are overlooked by society.

Sep 6, 2022 / Katha Pollitt

Trump

The Miracle and Tragedy of Trump’s Presidency The Miracle and Tragedy of Trump’s Presidency

He managed to turn not just Republicans but all of us into his apprentices.

Sep 6, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

“The Nation” and the National Writers Union Reach an Agreement

“The Nation” and the National Writers Union Reach an Agreement “The Nation” and the National Writers Union Reach an Agreement

It will protect freelancers’ rights and set rates and conditions.

Sep 6, 2022 / Abigail Higgins

How Kansas Kept Abortion Legal

How Kansas Kept Abortion Legal How Kansas Kept Abortion Legal

When voters, even in a deep-red state, had the chance to decide for themselves, they protected abortion rights.

Sep 6, 2022 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

It’s Time for Democrats to Stop Undermining Teachers’ Unions

It’s Time for Democrats to Stop Undermining Teachers’ Unions It’s Time for Democrats to Stop Undermining Teachers’ Unions

Unions are key to building multi-racial solidarity and fighting divisive far-right politics.

Sep 6, 2022 / Emelia Gold and Nicholas Rabb

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Letters From the September 19/26, 2022, Issue Letters From the September 19/26, 2022, Issue

Studying ecology... Pipelines to plowshares... Graphic depictions...

Sep 6, 2022 / Our Readers

Jordan Peele’s Extraterrestrial Americana

Jordan Peele’s Extraterrestrial Americana Jordan Peele’s Extraterrestrial Americana

Telling a tale of cowboys, aliens, and Hollywood, the director's third feature film, Nope, is his most successful cinematic spectacle to date.

Sep 6, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse

Two dozen people rally in from of the White House carrying signs to

President Biden’s Debt Relief Is Just the First Step President Biden’s Debt Relief Is Just the First Step

Now that the president has canceled student debt once, he can do it again.

Sep 6, 2022 / StudentNation / Eleni Schirmer for The Nation

NYC Immigrant Rights rally

New York City Welcomes Migrants—and Criminalizes Them New York City Welcomes Migrants—and Criminalizes Them

By busing migrants to New York City, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has revealed the inherent contradictions of sanctuary cities, but not in the way he thinks.

Sep 6, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle

A skeleton worker with a tie on lays its head on the computer, exhausted.

The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death

Investments in better jobs today mean better retirements tomorrow.

Sep 5, 2022 / Beth C. Truesdale and Lisa F. Berkman

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