Are Black Voters Invisible to Democrats? Are Black Voters Invisible to Democrats?
High turnout among African Americans was crucial to Democratic victories in 2008 and 2012—so why are they being ignored this time around?
Jun 6, 2016 / Steve Phillips
How Little Is Too Little Money for Schools? How Little Is Too Little Money for Schools?
Kansas City, Kansas, saw amazing gains, then lost $50 million, and now they’re trying to keep up reforms on a shoestring.
Jun 6, 2016 / Jonathan Sapers
Dear Class of 2016: Don’t Be Fooled by This Glorious Day Dear Class of 2016: Don’t Be Fooled by This Glorious Day
You’re graduating into a strange, foggy world—and we need your help to fix it.
Jun 6, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Hillary Clinton Will Claim a Historic Victory Tuesday Night—and the Media Should Cover It That Way Hillary Clinton Will Claim a Historic Victory Tuesday Night—and the Media Should Cover It That Way
But Sanders and his voters deserve time to think about their next steps, too.
Jun 6, 2016 / Joan Walsh
An Open Letter to Paul Ryan From a Mother Living in Poverty An Open Letter to Paul Ryan From a Mother Living in Poverty
Two years ago, I testified at your War on Poverty hearings. Your office has ignored me and other low-income Americans ever since.
Jun 6, 2016 / Tianna Gaines-Turner
This Is What Goes Into Your Cheap T-Shirt This Is What Goes Into Your Cheap T-Shirt
Overwork, abuse, and economic destabilization are bound to dog the international garment-supply chain unless retail giants take labor rights seriously.
Jun 6, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Nation’s Summer-Reading List: Part 1 The Nation’s Summer-Reading List: Part 1
What’s on their lists? Eastern European history, new fiction, a biography of James Joyce, and more.
Jun 6, 2016 / The Nation
How Poems Think How Poems Think
The power of lyric poetry lies in negation, not self-assertion.
Jun 6, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
How to Fight a Fascist and Win How to Fight a Fascist and Win
Beating Donald Trump at the polls will be a necessary, but wholly insufficient step.
Jun 6, 2016 / Column / Gary Younge
‘I Just Wanted to Be Free’: The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Ali ‘I Just Wanted to Be Free’: The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Ali
Ali was shaped by his times. But his death should remind us that he also shaped them.
Jun 4, 2016 / Dave Zirin