Politics

If We Repossessed Empty Homes, Homelessness Would Be Over

If We Repossessed Empty Homes, Homelessness Would Be Over If We Repossessed Empty Homes, Homelessness Would Be Over

It will need a robust Mayor and city government to take the law into their own hands; but the people would support them.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / William MacDonald and Bill de Blasio

Who’s Accountable for Ferguson’s Crimes? No One, It Seems

Who’s Accountable for Ferguson’s Crimes? No One, It Seems Who’s Accountable for Ferguson’s Crimes? No One, It Seems

Here’s another reminder that “personal responsibility” is a principle relevant only to the poor and the black.

Mar 23, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge

Reclaiming Socialism

Reclaiming Socialism Reclaiming Socialism

While honoring the legacy of American communists, 
a new generation of radicals has chosen to organize under 
the “socialist” banner.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Bhaskar Sunkara

No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear

No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear

In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Toni Morrison

Why Are Liberal Democracies So Bad at Creating Economic Equality?

Why Are Liberal Democracies So Bad at Creating Economic Equality? Why Are Liberal Democracies So Bad at Creating Economic Equality?

The “Third Wave” of democracy in the Global South went hand in hand with the spread of policies that hobbled the fight for greater economic equality from the outset.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Walden Bello

The Big Fix

The Big Fix The Big Fix

Bringing back a strong and healthy labor movement is everybody’s job—but to do it, we’ll have to change our corporate and political models as well.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Thomas Geoghegan

A Wake-Up Call for US Liberals

A Wake-Up Call for US Liberals A Wake-Up Call for US Liberals

The state of conservative intellectual debate demonstrates the power of movement crazies.

Mar 23, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman

Lesser-Evilism We Can Believe In

Lesser-Evilism We Can Believe In Lesser-Evilism We Can Believe In

Should we put government in the hands of a party determined to subvert it, or a party—however flawed—that believes it still has a role to play in securing the common go...

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Michael Tomasky

Young ‘Nation’ Writers On Creating Our Radical Future

Young ‘Nation’ Writers On Creating Our Radical Future Young ‘Nation’ Writers On Creating Our Radical Future

As The Nation looks forward to the next 150 years, we asked some contributors to StudentNation, the campus-oriented section of our site, and former Nation interns what a radical fu...

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / The Nation

The Dream Life of Desire

The Dream Life of Desire The Dream Life of Desire

Drawing a line between poetry and the political has never been simple.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko

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