Dead Teachers Can’t Teach Dead Teachers Can’t Teach
As a new Covid-19 variant takes hold, Tennessee lawmakers are trying to force teachers and students back into the classroom.
Jan 29, 2021 / StudentNation / Luis Feliz Leon
Does Christopher Hitchens Need an Authorized Biography? Does Christopher Hitchens Need an Authorized Biography?
Attempts by the former Nation columnist’s widow and literary agent to police a biography are both futile and short-sighted.
Jan 29, 2021 / Feature / David Nasaw
Rand Paul Is a Monarchist—and Donald Trump Is His King Rand Paul Is a Monarchist—and Donald Trump Is His King
To defend his sovereign from accountability, the Kentucky senator is peddling the GOP’s latest Big Lie.
Jan 28, 2021 / John Nichols
Trump Judges Are Already Thwarting Biden’s Agenda Trump Judges Are Already Thwarting Biden’s Agenda
A Trump appointee in Texas has put a hold on Biden’s deportation “pause”—an example that other GOP judges are sure to follow.
Jan 28, 2021 / Elie Mystal
The American Devolution The American Devolution
Homegrown terrorists on the march.
Jan 28, 2021 / OppArt / Ward Sutton and Josh Gosfield
Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance
A wide-ranging conversation with the philosopher on the white supremacist roots of liberal thought, Biden’s victory, and Trumpism without Trump.
Jan 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Joe Biden vs. Covid-19: Week One Joe Biden vs. Covid-19: Week One
Gregg Gonsalves on the pandemic, plus John Nichols on Biden’s first week.
Jan 28, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Trump Administration Gutted the EEOC The Trump Administration Gutted the EEOC
An inside account of how Janet Dhillon has hollowed out America’s only workplace civil rights watchdog.
Jan 28, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert
The (Extra)ordinary Work of Women The (Extra)ordinary Work of Women
Embroidery reads: “Speaking up again and again and again,” “Fighting harder for what you have earned,” “Resilience, perseverance, and exhaustion,” etc
Jan 27, 2021 / OppArt / Suzanne Faris
Expel Josh Hawley Expel Josh Hawley
The Missouri senator is just as guilty as Trump. As the Senate gears up for the impeachment trial, some senators are beginning to look at Hawley too.
Jan 27, 2021 / John Nichols