Lizzy Ratner
Senior Editor
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HistoryDecember 12, 2022
The 1990s Were Meant to Be the End of History—Instead They Birthed the Future
Welcome to The Nation’s ’90s issue, a heady romp through the decade that set the stage for the present moment.
Lizzy Ratner, Regina Mahone, Ludwig Hurtado and Alana Pockros
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MediaMay 13, 2022
Going Beyond Inclusion in Independent Media
A conversation with journalists Laura Flanders, Sara Lomax-Reese, and S. Mitra Kalita about the future of Black and brown media organizations.
S. Mitra Kalita, Sara Lomax-Reese, Laura Flanders, Lizzy Ratner and D.D. Guttenplan
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EducationOctober 8, 2021
Reopening Schools: Is New York City Keeping Its Most Vulnerable Kids Safe?
The mayor calls the city’s Covid-19 protocols the “gold standard,” but epidemiologist Michael Osterholm says there’s a lot more the city can and must do.
Lizzy Ratner
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CultureOctober 15, 2017
Harvey Weinstein’s Greatest Enabler Was Hollywood Itself
The entire film industry is built on pervasive and entrenched sexism. That’s what needs to change.
Lizzy Ratner
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Immigration PolicyJanuary 26, 2017
Nobody Wanted to Take Us In: The Story of Jared Kushner’s Family, and Mine
As Trump bars refugees and Muslim immigrants from coming to this country, it’s worth remembering the Jews who were shut out the last time we closed our borders—like Jared Kushner’s grandmother.
Lizzy Ratner
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Journalists and JournalismOctober 20, 2016
Amy Goodman: ‘The State Cannot Stop This Journalism.’
Goodman goes free as a North Dakota judge concludes that covering the Dakota Access Pipeline is not a crime.
Lizzy Ratner
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Journalists and JournalismOctober 15, 2016
Amy Goodman Is Facing Jail Time for Reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline. That Should Scare Us All.
The charges against Goodman are a clear attack on journalism and freedom of the press.
Lizzy Ratner
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ActivismMay 18, 2016
Michael Ratner Was a Fearless Warrior for Justice—He Was Also My Beloved Uncle
My relationship with Michael was entwined not only with questions of war, peace, and justice—but also with more intimate questions of family, aspirations, disappointments, anxiety, and joy.
Lizzy Ratner
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TheaterOctober 22, 2015
John Cameron Mitchell’s Journey From Reaganite to Punk Queen
As Hedwig prepares a national tour, its creator talks with our editors about the show’s genesis, ’90s New York, and socialist project management.
Kai Wright and Lizzy Ratner
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Books and IdeasDecember 24, 2014
‘The Story of Hurry’—a Children’s Book that Brings Gaza to Life
In this uncommon book by Emma Williams, Jean Stein and Ibrahim Quraishi, a donkey tries to cheer Gaza’s traumatized children—by becoming a zebra.
Lizzy Ratner