Society

It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It

It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It

The way we talk about contagion matters. It shapes how societies respond—and whether many of us will survive.

Jul 14, 2020 / Feature / Sonia Shah

The NBA at the Breaking Point

The NBA at the Breaking Point The NBA at the Breaking Point

NBA scribe Michael Lee joins the show to talk about the NBA restart and Stephen Jackson’s comments.

Jul 14, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

America Is Headed Off a Cliff America Is Headed Off a Cliff

Buckle up!

Jul 14, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

raised fist dc

From Uprising to Reconstruction From Uprising to Reconstruction

History teaches us Reconstruction is possible—and necessary.

Jul 13, 2020 / K. Sabeel Rahman and Dorian T. Warren

Tucker Carlson

Why Do All These Racists Keep Working for Tucker Carlson? Why Do All These Racists Keep Working for Tucker Carlson?

Fox News wants to portray a recently fired writer as a bad apple, but he was part of an influential white nationalist social network within the American right.

Jul 13, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Inciter in Chief

Inciter in Chief Inciter in Chief

Trump promotes division.

Jul 13, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Witnessing the Pandemic From the Front Lines at New York City’s Oldest Public Hospital

Witnessing the Pandemic From the Front Lines at New York City’s Oldest Public Hospital Witnessing the Pandemic From the Front Lines at New York City’s Oldest Public Hospital

Even as we work to treat the sick and prevent Covid’s further spread, we must also remember the dead.

Jul 13, 2020 / Feature / Colleen M. Farrell

‘The Nation’ Names Kali Holloway as Columnist

‘The Nation’ Names Kali Holloway as Columnist ‘The Nation’ Names Kali Holloway as Columnist

Focused on questions of inequality across race, gender, class, and complicity, she will help shape the magazine’s coverage at a pivotal moment of protest and politics.

Jul 13, 2020 / Press Room

Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life

Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life

In Richmond, the sites of former monuments to the Confederacy have become lively spaces for activism and memorializing those lost to police violence.

Jul 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Katie Orlinsky, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Protest

Black Trans Lives Must Be Front and Center Black Trans Lives Must Be Front and Center

Racist policing is particularly devastating for Black trans and gender-nonconforming people.

Jul 13, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

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