Economy
Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over” Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over”
Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is proposing a progressive agenda. In the primary, she got twice as many votes as Beto O’Rourke did in 2018.
What Remains of Riis? What Remains of Riis?
A new members’ club has revived Riis Park’s long-vacant bathhouse, reopening old questions about whom the People’s Beach is really for.
Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him
The United States is losing the conflict, stoking chaos in the region, and inviting economic calamity—all with no end in sight.
The Gaping Hole at the Heart of Financial Journalism The Gaping Hole at the Heart of Financial Journalism
Beyond the Epstein scandals.
Policy
Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over” Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over”
Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is proposing a progressive agenda. In the primary, she got twice as many votes as Beto O’Rourke did in 2018.
What Remains of Riis? What Remains of Riis?
A new members’ club has revived Riis Park’s long-vacant bathhouse, reopening old questions about whom the People’s Beach is really for.
Letters From the October 2026 Issue Letters From the October 2026 Issue
The long shadow of AIPAC… The AI revolution will not be televised… Speaking of taxes… Reporting on abortion… (online only)
Labor
Time Has Run Out for AI Risk Deniers Time Has Run Out for AI Risk Deniers
The recent spate of reports about the technology’s destructive power underline two prime directives: Be afraid, and regulate aggressively.
Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America
Social mobility has ground to a halt. Why that’s lousy for American music.
The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores
The union’s endorsements of insurgent candidates led to big wins this summer. It’s all part of a strategy to remake American politics for the working class.
The Making of the Millennial Working Class The Making of the Millennial Working Class
A new book follows a rising generation of labor organizers as they attempt to unionize their workplaces.
How a Creative Mind Lives in Nature How a Creative Mind Lives in Nature
Working in the wilderness could not satiate my intellectual impulses. But for the protagonist of Hothouse Bloom, the binary between mental and physical labor is what calls her.
The Score
Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics. Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics.
Immigrants don’t steal citizens’ jobs and wages. They grow the economy for all.
Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements
Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, said that 345,000 people would enroll in the state’s Medicaid program, which has strict work requirements—so far just 5,118 have.
Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free
Full bellies lead to attentive minds.
Latest in Economy
The School Behind the Billionaires and the Billionaire Tax The School Behind the Billionaires and the Billionaire Tax
UC Berkeley will inevitably be behind the defeat or victory of Proposition 40.
Sep 10, 2026 / StudentNation / Joseph Burney
Saluting a Matriarch—25 Years After “Nickel and Dimed” Saluting a Matriarch—25 Years After “Nickel and Dimed”
Barbara Ehrenreich’s thesis has become even more resonant since the book’s 2001 release.
Sep 1, 2026 / Alissa Quart and Nation Contributors
Why AOC Made Her Egg Freezing Public Why AOC Made Her Egg Freezing Public
By sharing her fertility-preservation attempts, AOC invites us to consider how to really support families.
Sep 1, 2026 / Elizabeth Gregory
Head Start Rule Changes Would Slash Enrollment of Homeless Children Head Start Rule Changes Would Slash Enrollment of Homeless Children
Head Start currently mandates that programs prioritize enrolling children in homeless families. The Trump administration’s proposed rule change would completely undo that.
Aug 27, 2026 / Bryce Covert
A Second Year of Central Texas Floods Reopened Old Wounds. Communities Are Still Healing. A Second Year of Central Texas Floods Reopened Old Wounds. Communities Are Still Healing.
In July 2025, the Guadalupe River surged in a storm that killed more than 130 people. Only a year later, the waters rose again.
Aug 26, 2026 / StudentNation / Alice Scott
Of Debt and Deficits and the Dollar System Of Debt and Deficits and the Dollar System
By force of preset agendas, conservatives and liberals react to debt headlines like Pavlov’s dogs.
Aug 24, 2026 / James K. Galbraith