VIDEO Sister Helen Prejean Is ‘On Fire’ to End the Death Penalty VIDEO Sister Helen Prejean Is ‘On Fire’ to End the Death Penalty
Sister Helen Prejean joined The Nation on Wednesday, February 24, for an intimate conversation about the first execution she saw and how it lit an unquenchable fire in her to…
Feb 26, 2021 / The Nation
Reckoning With a Year of Shared Isolation, Pandemic, and Protest Reckoning With a Year of Shared Isolation, Pandemic, and Protest
The pandemic has energized collective action on both the left and right.
Feb 26, 2021 / Jeet Heer
United States of Trauma United States of Trauma
Depletion allowance. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of February 22.
Feb 26, 2021 / Steve Brodner
Republicans Failed to Sink Deb Haaland’s Nomination—and Looked Like Fools in the Process Republicans Failed to Sink Deb Haaland’s Nomination—and Looked Like Fools in the Process
Biden’s nominee for Interior responded to GOP bluster with grace and is headed for confirmation.
Feb 26, 2021 / Julian Brave NoiseCat
Cutting Down Our Future Cutting Down Our Future
No infinite growth on a finite planet.
Feb 26, 2021 / OppArt / Michele Guieu
The Resplendent Radicalism of Lawrence Ferlinghetti The Resplendent Radicalism of Lawrence Ferlinghetti
What made Ferlinghetti so refreshing was his delight with each new generation’s readiness to challenge the status quo it had been handed.
Feb 25, 2021 / John Nichols
Trump Opened the American Pandora’s Box Trump Opened the American Pandora’s Box
The ex-president empowers historic hatred.
Feb 25, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Amazon Workers’ Campaign Shows the Need for Labor Law Reform The Amazon Workers’ Campaign Shows the Need for Labor Law Reform
The organizing drive still underway at a fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala., reveals the many ways current law gives employers far too much power.
Feb 25, 2021 / Lynn Rhinehart
We Must Change the Way We Measure Economic Health We Must Change the Way We Measure Economic Health
Our primary focus should be on improving the lives of our most marginalized—and without an arbitrary price tag.
Feb 25, 2021 / Jhumpa Bhattacharya and Andrea Flynn
Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World
But activists say the law fails to address the widespread pain that decades of militarized enforcement have caused.
Feb 25, 2021 / Photo Essay / Maya Averbuch