Biden’s 100 Days So Far Biden’s 100 Days So Far
Reviewing the year, month by month.
Mar 15, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt
Massachusetts’s Governor Is Playing an Ugly Game of Covid Politics With Teachers’ Lives Massachusetts’s Governor Is Playing an Ugly Game of Covid Politics With Teachers’ Lives
Governor Charlie Baker’s attack on education unions for wanting vaccines for teachers recalls Scott Walker’s crude anti-labor politics.
Mar 15, 2021 / John Nichols
Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers
This federal sea change in policy comes after years of efforts by Western states to reimagine their social safety nets.
Mar 12, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
VIDEO Ben Jealous Makes the Case for Immediate Democracy Reform VIDEO Ben Jealous Makes the Case for Immediate Democracy Reform
Ben Jealous, president of People For the American Way, joined The Nation for an intimate conversation about how democracy reform is fundamental to every other policy change he and…
Mar 12, 2021 / The Nation
The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West
China has no interest in destroying the system on which its success was built.
Mar 12, 2021 / Kehinde Andrews
Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price
The response to Harry’s abandoning that contract, both in the Buckingham Palace and British media, has been swift, overt and punitive.
Mar 12, 2021 / Kali Holloway
Democrats Make a Down Payment on a Radically More Just Economy Democrats Make a Down Payment on a Radically More Just Economy
The American Rescue Plan goes beyond Covid relief to address the deep inequities the pandemic revealed. Will those changes be a Band-Aid, or heal a broken system?
Mar 11, 2021 / Joan Walsh
We Need to Rethink Employment in the Biden Era We Need to Rethink Employment in the Biden Era
Joe Biden has campaigned on the promise of “good wages, benefits, and worker protections.” More than that, jobs should contribute to a better life for workers.
Mar 11, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon
This Was My Most Privileged Year Ever This Was My Most Privileged Year Ever
While Covid-19 destroyed the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans, I was able to leverage every ounce of privilege I have to make this year work.
Mar 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal