Humanity Faces a Climate Emergency—Shouldn’t That Be News? Humanity Faces a Climate Emergency—Shouldn’t That Be News?
A sense of catastrophe has faded even as the environmental emergency has intensified.
Apr 20, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Joe From Scranton Joe From Scranton
Since Biden has taken office, he has signed a wide array of legislation into law. But once the more immediate emergencies have passed, will he have the will and desire to enact a s...
Apr 20, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
Letters From the May 3/10, 2021, Issue Letters From the May 3/10, 2021, Issue
Disability access… Where is the joy?… Calexit vs. the filibuster… Black sci-fi worldmaking…
Apr 20, 2021 / Our Readers
What’s Up in DC: A Key Democrat Thinks Meaningful Police Reform Can Win Senate Approval What’s Up in DC: A Key Democrat Thinks Meaningful Police Reform Can Win Senate Approval
Karen Bass is optimistic about prospects for meaningful police reform at the federal level. Representative Karen Bass says she has faith that the George Floyd Justice in Policing A…
Apr 19, 2021 / John Nichols
Democrats Should Talk Even More About Defunding the Police Democrats Should Talk Even More About Defunding the Police
The greatest upside for congressional Democrats is to solidify their strength with the young people by embracing popular progressive policy positions.
Apr 19, 2021 / Steve Phillips
Democratic Socialist Rana Abdelhamid Takes On a New York Incumbent Democratic Socialist Rana Abdelhamid Takes On a New York Incumbent
"I came to organizing both from a class perspective and also just growing up post-9/11 as a Muslim New Yorker,” the candidate told The Nation.
Apr 15, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy? Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy?
The US can’t afford to be the “indispensable nation” abroad while rebuilding at home.
Apr 13, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Progressives Call for Action on the Yemen Blockade Progressives Call for Action on the Yemen Blockade
Nearly 80 congressional Democrats have called on the Biden administration to increase pressure on Saudi Arabia to lift the blockade immediately.
Apr 13, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Biden Wants to Spend Even More on Defense than Trump Biden Wants to Spend Even More on Defense than Trump
The president’s plan to hike Pentagon spending draws a rebuke from progressives.
Apr 13, 2021 / John Nichols
Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline
But the immigration reform bill currently making its way through Congress carries over punitive policies from previous administrations.
Apr 12, 2021 / Carla Gomez, Hena Mansori, and Sophia Gurulé