Politics

Indigenous-Led Marine Protection Sets a Course Along Canada’s Pacific

Indigenous-Led Marine Protection Sets a Course Along Canada’s Pacific Indigenous-Led Marine Protection Sets a Course Along Canada’s Pacific

Tired of waiting, First Nations are negotiating directly with commercial fisheries to protect biodiversity—will the federal government follow?

Feb 7, 2023 / Photo Essay / Ali Withers, The Nation Video, and Ludwig Hurtado

If You Want to Hear the Future of Democratic Politics, Listen to Delia Ramirez

If You Want to Hear the Future of Democratic Politics, Listen to Delia Ramirez If You Want to Hear the Future of Democratic Politics, Listen to Delia Ramirez

The Illinois Representative will give a response to President Biden’s State of the Union address, offering a bold vision for a future that uplifts working-class voters.

Feb 7, 2023 / John Nichols

With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support

With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support

This year, lawmakers in two dozen states, including Texas, Alabama, Nebraska, Missouri, and Georgia, introduced bills that would expand access to menstrual products.

Feb 7, 2023 / StudentNation / Thalia Charles

A woman holds a Black Voters Matter sign while driving in a protest march on April 22, 2021 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

It’s No Coincidence That the Midterms Turned the Blackest Parts of America Red It’s No Coincidence That the Midterms Turned the Blackest Parts of America Red

While Democrats celebrate an averted crisis, the GOP campaign to quell and marginalize Black voters has only continued.

Feb 7, 2023 / Clarence Lusane

Threat inflation: the Chinese balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, February 1.

Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington

"Mr. President, we must not allow…a balloon gap!"

Feb 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

The Immense Irony of the GOP’s Anti-Socialism Vote

The Immense Irony of the GOP’s Anti-Socialism Vote The Immense Irony of the GOP’s Anti-Socialism Vote

Republicans are crowing over their resolution denouncing socialism, but their next presidential candidate will be chosen in a city that socialism built.

Feb 6, 2023 / John Nichols

Guns, Guns, Guns

Guns, Guns, Guns Guns, Guns, Guns

More mass shootings, no mass change in laws.

Feb 6, 2023 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Pope Francis and President Felix Tshiekedi address a crowd

The Pope Delivers a Clear Message in the Democratic Republic of Congo The Pope Delivers a Clear Message in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Francis’s visit sought to address violence and corruption in the Central African state. The violent and the corrupt lined up for an audience.

Feb 6, 2023 / Hugh Kinsella Cunningham and Nicolas Niarchos

Flowers and candles at a memorial outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California.

Huu Can Tran’s American Dream Huu Can Tran’s American Dream

The Monterey Park shooter lost his wife and his home. But one totem of assimilation remained within easy reach.

Feb 6, 2023 / Mari Uyehara

US President Joe Biden arrives to deliver the State of the Union address on March 1, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Biden, Go Bold in the State of the Union Biden, Go Bold in the State of the Union

What he needs to say.

Feb 6, 2023 / Robert L. Borosage

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