Politics

Dr. Anthony Fauci, pictured through a window, listens to a press briefing.

Dr. Anthony Fauci Has a Target on His Back Dr. Anthony Fauci Has a Target on His Back

Trump’s top adviser on the coronavirus pandemic keeps running afoul of the right-wing media.

Apr 6, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Meet the Next Brett Kavanaugh

Meet the Next Brett Kavanaugh Meet the Next Brett Kavanaugh

Justin Reed Walker is 38, has almost no judicial experience, and hates the ACA. Now he’s about to get Kavanaugh’s old seat on the second most powerful court.

Apr 6, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Wisconsin’s In-Person Voting Threatens Health and Democracy

Wisconsin’s In-Person Voting Threatens Health and Democracy Wisconsin’s In-Person Voting Threatens Health and Democracy

Officials can protect voters by adopting a plan for extended absentee balloting.

Apr 6, 2020 / John Nichols

Sheila Jasanoff

Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution

Sheila Jasanoff, a professor of science and technology studies, tells The Nation that we’ve modeled the progression of the disease, but not the social consequences.

Apr 6, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

The University of California Strike Enters Its 4th Month

The University of California Strike Enters Its 4th Month The University of California Strike Enters Its 4th Month

Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, graduate student workers’ living conditions are now their working conditions—and more than ever, we need them to be safe.

Apr 6, 2020 / StudentNation / UC Santa Cruz Wildcat Strikers

‘We Will Not Sit Back and Let Transit Workers Be Treated Like Cannon Fodder’

‘We Will Not Sit Back and Let Transit Workers Be Treated Like Cannon Fodder’ ‘We Will Not Sit Back and Let Transit Workers Be Treated Like Cannon Fodder’

As the death toll mounts, unions representing transit workers in major cities demand protective gear.

Apr 3, 2020 / John Nichols

Commuters wearing mask

The WHO Ignores Taiwan. The World Pays the Price. The WHO Ignores Taiwan. The World Pays the Price.

Taiwan was more prepared for the coronavirus than any other country, but the WHO puts politics first.

Apr 3, 2020 / Wilfred Chan

Donald Trump and Jared Kushner

Trump Helps Big Business Profiteer Off Our Misery Trump Helps Big Business Profiteer Off Our Misery

The White House’s Darwinian federalism gives corporate greed a pass while scapegoating political opponents.

Apr 3, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Flattening the Curve

Flattening the Curve Flattening the Curve

Let’s roll.

Apr 3, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

A large stack of $100 bills

We’re Going to Need a Bigger Bailout We’re Going to Need a Bigger Bailout

As the pandemic spreads and the economic collapse continues, Congress will have to act again.

Apr 3, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage for The Nation

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