Jake Bittle

Jake Bittle is a freelance writer. He was formerly an editorial intern at The Nation and the editor in chief of the South Side Weekly, a nonprofit newspaper that covers the South Side of Chicago. You can give him kind or unkind feedback via Twitter.

DemocratsJanuary 7, 2021

How Biden Can Save the USPS

He should take a cue from Trump and use the presidency as a bully pulpit for the Postal Service.

Jake Bittle
Working ConditionsMarch 27, 2020

The Postal Service Is Breaking Down

Covid-19 has already begun to take its toll on the overextended USPS workforce.

Jake Bittle
PoliticsFebruary 20, 2020

The Novels That Explain the Failure of Centrism

Anthony Trollope’s six-volume saga about moderates in British parliament can now be read as a critique of liberal political values.

Jake Bittle
CitiesSeptember 18, 2019

Trump’s Plan to Solve Homelessness Is Horrifying

Democrats are right to be outraged—but their ideas aren’t much better.

Jake Bittle
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PovertyMarch 28, 2019

The ‘Hidden’ Crisis of Rural Homelessness

Until the federal government tackles rural homelessness as a distinct issue, the problem will only get worse.

Jake Bittle
Labor OrganizingDecember 20, 2018

Who’s Leading the Next Unionization Charge? That’s Right: Florida.

The Service Employees International Union is poised to represent half of all adjunct faculty in the “right to work” state’s public-school system.

Jake Bittle
EconomyJune 7, 2018

Bernie Sanders Is to Deliver a Commonsense Plan to Save the Postal Service

The senator is calling on the Trump administration to strengthen the agency, not sell it off.

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Working ConditionsMay 3, 2018

In Rural America, the Postal Service Is Already Collapsing

Cutbacks have created a labor shortage at smaller stations, and mail carriers are struggling to do their jobs.

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JobsApril 27, 2018

In Right-to-Work Iowa, Faculty May Just Have to Follow West Virginia’s Lead

Non-tenure-track professors at the University of Iowa are fighting for bargaining rights in the kind of labor environment Janus threatens to make the national norm—and they’re ready for direct action.

Jake Bittle
Death PenaltyMarch 2, 2018

The Cruel and Unusual Punishment of Doyle Lee Hamm

The State of Alabama was warned that its planned execution of Hamm would be painful and torturous. It kept going anyway.

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Jake Bittle

DemocratsJanuary 7, 2021

He should take a cue from Trump and use the presidency as a bully pulpit for the Postal Service.

Working ConditionsMarch 27, 2020

Covid-19 has already begun to take its toll on the overextended USPS workforce.

PoliticsFebruary 20, 2020

Anthony Trollope’s six-volume saga about moderates in British parliament can now be read as a critique of liberal political values.

CitiesSeptember 18, 2019

Democrats are right to be outraged—but their ideas aren’t much better.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

PovertyMarch 28, 2019

Until the federal government tackles rural homelessness as a distinct issue, the problem will only get worse.

Labor OrganizingDecember 20, 2018

The Service Employees International Union is poised to represent half of all adjunct faculty in the “right to work” state’s public-school system.

EconomyJune 7, 2018

The senator is calling on the Trump administration to strengthen the agency, not sell it off.

Working ConditionsMay 3, 2018

Cutbacks have created a labor shortage at smaller stations, and mail carriers are struggling to do their jobs.

JobsApril 27, 2018

Non-tenure-track professors at the University of Iowa are fighting for bargaining rights in the kind of labor environment Janus threatens to make the national norm—and they’re ready for direct action.

Death PenaltyMarch 2, 2018

The State of Alabama was warned that its planned execution of Hamm would be painful and torturous. It kept going anyway.