A Death in the Extended ‘Nation’ Family: Omar Portillo, 1956–2020 A Death in the Extended ‘Nation’ Family: Omar Portillo, 1956–2020
Omar Portillo, who was known for his kindness and good cheer, succumbed to Covid-19 in March.
May 25, 2020 / Angely Mercado
Shut Up and Play, or Shut Up and Die? Shut Up and Play, or Shut Up and Die?
Donald Trump and NFL ownership are demanding a 2020 season, health of the players be damned.
May 22, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Puerto Rico’s Sex Workers Are Struggling to Survive Puerto Rico’s Sex Workers Are Struggling to Survive
The challenge of making ends meet was difficult before Covid-19. Now it’s even worse.
May 18, 2020 / Photo Essay / Gabriella N. Báez, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
Baseball’s Plan to Reopen Is All Risk for the Players Baseball’s Plan to Reopen Is All Risk for the Players
The media and the owners are pressuring the players to take a lousy deal and return to the field during a pandemic.
May 15, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly
They saw themselves as entitled to police the movements, motivations, and ultimately, the right to exist of a black stranger.
May 15, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Ai-jen Poo Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Ai-jen Poo
Join the labor activist in discussion with Nation editorial director/publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel for our weekly virtual series.
May 14, 2020 / The Nation
There Is Only One Way to Prevent Mass Deaths in Prisons: Let Them Out There Is Only One Way to Prevent Mass Deaths in Prisons: Let Them Out
A lawsuit about conditions at Danbury prison shows why it is impossible to keep the incarcerated safe.
May 14, 2020 / Daniel Fernandez
Undocumented Workers in Coronavirus Crisis Undocumented Workers in Coronavirus Crisis
“Immigrant workers give life, give a pulse, to our economy. We need to be taken into account.”
May 14, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Judith Butler on the Violence of Neglect Amid a Health Crisis Judith Butler on the Violence of Neglect Amid a Health Crisis
A conversation with the theorist about her new book, The Force of Nonviolence, and the need for global solidarity in the pandemic world
May 13, 2020 / Q&A / Francis Wade
Go to Work or Stay Home? An Essential Worker Is Forced to Make a Wager With Fate. Go to Work or Stay Home? An Essential Worker Is Forced to Make a Wager With Fate.
Scenes from a pandemic: 7
May 13, 2020 / José Orduña