Economy

The Enduring Influence of Marx’s Masterpiece

The Enduring Influence of Marx’s Masterpiece The Enduring Influence of Marx’s Masterpiece

No book has done more than Capital to explain the way the world works.

Sep 9, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Wendy Brown

Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr., announcing his retirement from the court.

The Powell Memo Helped Create Project 2025 The Powell Memo Helped Create Project 2025

A new investigative podcast shows the toxic legacy of the founding father of modern American plutocracy.

Sep 6, 2024 / Jeet Heer

“You Blitz!” Jane McAlevey’s Answer to What to Do When We Don’t Have Enough Time.

“You Blitz!” Jane McAlevey’s Answer to What to Do When We Don’t Have Enough Time. “You Blitz!” Jane McAlevey’s Answer to What to Do When We Don’t Have Enough Time.

The Nation’s strikes correspondent was happy to be profiled in The New Yorker. There was just one problem: She didn’t want any mention of her terminal illness.

Sep 6, 2024 / Feature / Eleni Schirmer

A close up shot of VP candidate JD Vance mid-speech.

Democrats Dismiss JD Vance at Their Peril Democrats Dismiss JD Vance at Their Peril

Calling the Ohio senator "weird" may feel satisfying. Pundits have dismissed him as a drag on the ticket. But the smarter play would still be to steal his thunder.

Sep 6, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson and Anthony Flaccavento

JD Vance shops for donuts at Holt's Sweet Shop in Valdosta, Georgia.

For Democrats, JD Vance Is the Gift that Keeps On Giving For Democrats, JD Vance Is the Gift that Keeps On Giving

Donald Trump wanted a political heir. Instead, he got an anchor dragging him down.

Sep 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer

A sign held up at a union strike picket

Unionizing the Video Game Industry Unionizing the Video Game Industry

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Taylor Welling and Kathryn Friesen discuss the emergent labor movement within video game developers, and their own contributions to it.

Sep 5, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

A screenshot from a 2011 interview with James C. Scott.

James C. Scott, the Ambivalent Anarchist James C. Scott, the Ambivalent Anarchist

The radical anthropologist offered not only incisive studies of the state but also a vision of what life looked like beyond it.

Sep 5, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Ben Mauk

A commuter at a ticket kiosk at New Jersey Transit train station at Penn Station in New York.

Transportation Should Be a Bigger Issue in the 2024 Election  Transportation Should Be a Bigger Issue in the 2024 Election 

As November approaches, the safety, accessibility, and equity of active transit users has, so far, been a footnote at best.

Sep 4, 2024 / StudentNation / Grace Gurvey

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz, enjoy music by members of the marching band at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Georgia, August 28, 2024, as they travel across the state on a two-day campaign bus tour.

The Democrats Are Finally Running a Teacher. What Took Them So Long? The Democrats Are Finally Running a Teacher. What Took Them So Long?

After decades of serving as a punching bag for the party’s neoliberals, public schools and the people who work in them are back in fashion.

Sep 3, 2024 / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider

Lee Saunders, President of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday, August 19, 2024.

“The Union Movement Is Very Excited About Harris and Walz” “The Union Movement Is Very Excited About Harris and Walz”

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, AFSCME President Lee Saunders explains organized labor’s enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket.

Sep 2, 2024 / John Nichols

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