Economy

Thomas Merton.

No Wonder Pope Francis Admires Him: Thomas Merton Denounced the ‘Versatile Blandishments of Money’ No Wonder Pope Francis Admires Him: Thomas Merton Denounced the ‘Versatile Blandishments of Money’

But there’s more: Merton wrote for The Nation before he even became Catholic.

Sep 24, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Unions in Jeopardy

Unions in Jeopardy Unions in Jeopardy

For decades the Supreme Court supported rules to protect collective bargaining. That era is over.

Sep 24, 2015 / Feature / Lily Eskelsen García

If You Owe Student-Loan Debt, the Government Can Garnish Your Social Security Benefits

If You Owe Student-Loan Debt, the Government Can Garnish Your Social Security Benefits If You Owe Student-Loan Debt, the Government Can Garnish Your Social Security Benefits

Join our campaign to demand relief for thousands of Social Security recipients still struggling to pay off their student loans.

Sep 23, 2015 / NationAction

Pope Francis Environment

Can the Pope Get the US to Take Climate Change Seriously? Can the Pope Get the US to Take Climate Change Seriously?

Pope Francis says the “time is now” for major action on economic, social, and climate justice.

Sep 23, 2015 / John Nichols

A Duluth, Minnesota police officer wearing a body camera.

We Don’t Even Know How Best to Use Body Cameras—Let Alone Regulate Them We Don’t Even Know How Best to Use Body Cameras—Let Alone Regulate Them

Don’t expect an end to police brutality by giving law enforcement a new tool for their arsenal.

Sep 23, 2015 / Ava Kofman

Warehouse Workers of Los Angeles, Unite!

Warehouse Workers of Los Angeles, Unite! Warehouse Workers of Los Angeles, Unite!

Following in the footsteps of their fellow port truckers, California Cartage warehouse workers are demanding their fair share of the global economic pie.

Sep 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Amazon

In America, You Can Work Hard, Play By the Rules, and Still Get Screwed In America, You Can Work Hard, Play By the Rules, and Still Get Screwed

According to Barbara Ehrenreich, being steadily employed ain’t what it used to be.

Sep 23, 2015 / Pat Tomaino, James M. Larkin, and Zach Goldhammer

Word made flesh: A demonstrator awaits the Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case, June 30, 2014.

How ‘Hobby Lobby’ Launched a Right-Wing Crusade How ‘Hobby Lobby’ Launched a Right-Wing Crusade

The 2014 ruling has enabled corporations and Christian zealots to claim “religious liberty” as an excuse to deny women’s rights and skirt the law.

Sep 23, 2015 / Feature / Dahlia Lithwick

The Case Against the Roberts Court

The Case Against the Roberts Court The Case Against the Roberts Court

In the decade since John Roberts was appointed chief justice, the Supreme Court has favored the powerful at the expense of everyone else.

Sep 23, 2015 / Feature / Nan Aron and Kyle C. Barry

From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis

From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis

A dispatch from the first Cuban journalist to travel with the pope.

Sep 22, 2015 / Rosa Miriam Elizalde

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