The Left Must Build Its Infrastructure
We need to look not at what it will take to win the next election, but what it’ll take to win the next 10 elections.
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We need to look not at what it will take to win the next election, but what it’ll take to win the next 10 elections.
If Zohran Mamdani governs as he campaigned, he will prove that the people have the power to shape their own future.
Keep it simple and focused amid the daily challenges of leading New York City.
A conversation with the acclaimed author about her new essay collection, Dead and Alive.
The ruling, when it comes, will be disastrous for Black voters and for Democrats.
Sinclair Lewis imagined an American version of the rise of fascism in Europe. His predictions didn’t come true then, but seem eerily familiar now.
After fumbling the cause of DC statehood, Democrats now appear helpless as Trump sends troops into the city.
The state of the world has been looking dark. Helping our fellow human beings is one way to add some light.
First time as tragedy… Worth the price?… The Nation replies… Distrust by design (Web-only)…
How a globe-trotting attorney is trying to win the release of the famed Hong Kong publisher.
As Trump escalates his war on civil society, will liberal foundations join the fight to defend democracy?
All too often, when parents can’t afford safe housing, the solution child welfare services offer is putting their children in foster care.
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
Systems built up over the last 120 years are being either eliminated or corroded at warp speed, with the implicit blessing of the US Supreme Court.
“The administration doesn’t want me. I personally don’t feel safe [in the United States]. I know I’m not the only person who feels that way.”
The Trump administration is using an imagined enemy—“antifa”—to justify turning ICE into an ultra-violent, unaccountable army invading US cities.
Preserving our democracy is as urgent a task as ever, but the question is how.
Kafka’s late story about a philosopher dog, like most of his stories about animals, is really about our lost humanity.
The story ofhis landmark case reminds us of how powerful a popular front of socialists and liberals can be in protecting our civil liberties.
From the Navy Yard and Industry City to the recent remaking of Bush Terminal, developers are attempting to remake Brooklyn’s coastline.
Luca Guadagnino’s films have always asked viewers to turn off their brains when it comes to love and sex. In his new film, he asks the opposite.