Activism

Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop

Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop

In a Colorado supermax facility, hunger-striking inmates have been force-fed and barred from sharing their ordeal with the outside world. A prisoner breaks his silence for the firs...

Jun 4, 2019 / Feature / Aviva Stahl

Women Are Not OvaryActing!

Women Are Not OvaryActing! Women Are Not OvaryActing!

Street activism, photographed on West 22nd Street, New York City.

Jun 4, 2019 / OppArt / George de Castro-Day

Beijing, after the Tiananmen Square massacre

Surviving Tiananmen: The Price of Dissent in China Surviving Tiananmen: The Price of Dissent in China

Remembering the Tiananmen Movement is not just about repression—it’s about hope.

Jun 4, 2019 / Rowena He

Lee Carter

Lee Carter: ‘Your Elected Representative Is Part of the Problem’ Lee Carter: ‘Your Elected Representative Is Part of the Problem’

This week on the Next Left podcast, the Virginia delegate who isn’t afraid to be called a socialist.

Jun 4, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols

La represión de Ecuador al aborto está encarcelando mujeres

La represión de Ecuador al aborto está encarcelando mujeres La represión de Ecuador al aborto está encarcelando mujeres

Durante décadas, fue considerado un asunto privado. Ahora, según una investigación de The Nation, las mujeres que terminan sus embarazos (de manera voluntaria o no) se enfrentan a ...

May 31, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

Protesters march to the Alabama Capitol

Exposing the Lie of ‘Pro-Life’ Politicians Exposing the Lie of ‘Pro-Life’ Politicians

The same coalition that trumpets concern for the unborn has consistently opposed policies that promote life and well-being for most of us.

May 30, 2019 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

In the Heart of Real-Estate Power, a Housing Movement Nears Victory

In the Heart of Real-Estate Power, a Housing Movement Nears Victory In the Heart of Real-Estate Power, a Housing Movement Nears Victory

As tenants organize, New York could become one of the first states to pass “universal rent control.”

May 30, 2019 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias

European Elections

What Just Happened in Europe? What Just Happened in Europe?

Three takeaways from last week’s results. 

May 29, 2019 / David Adler

Imani Perry

Imani Perry’s Liberation Feminism Imani Perry’s Liberation Feminism

The African-American studies professor sits down with The Nation to discuss books, Beyoncé, and the radical potential of the academy.

May 29, 2019 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

The Regrets of a Former Anti-War Protester

The Regrets of a Former Anti-War Protester The Regrets of a Former Anti-War Protester

As the Trump administration rattles its sabers at Tehran, author James Carroll recounts an abandoned plot to protest the Vietnam War.

May 29, 2019 / James Carroll

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