Mike Davis

Mike Davis, a Nation contributing editor, is a writer, historian, and political activist. His books include Prisoners of the American Dream, City of Quartz, Ecology of Fear, and Planet of Slums. His latest book, Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties, co-authored with Jon Wiener, is out now.

PoliticsDecember 7, 2020

Create a Coronavirus Commission With Sharp Teeth

Progressives need to lead the fight for a National Coronavirus Commission with full subpoena powers reporting to both Congress and the Department of Justice.

Mike Davis
EnvironmentSeptember 16, 2020

California’s Desert Ecosystems Will Never Recover

Fire in the Anthropocene has become the environmental equivalent of nuclear war.

Mike Davis
SocietyJuly 7, 2020

Anthony Fauci: The Last American Hero?

Handed a golden opportunity to speak truth to power, the good doctor remains a team player in an administration bent on disaster.

Mike Davis
Election 2020June 1, 2020

A Call to Revolt

It’s time to end the phony war and take back the streets.

Mike Davis
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ActivismApril 27, 2020

Responses to an ‘Open Letter to the New New Left’

A recent open letter signed by former members of SDS has sparked a heated debate on the left.

David Duhalde and Mike Davis
Financial CrisisApril 6, 2020

How to Save the Postal Service

For starters, nationalize Amazon and the rest of the essential infrastructure of the digital age.

Mike Davis
ArchitectureApril 2, 2020

In Memoriam: Michael Sorkin, 1948–2020

Michael Sorkin was The Nation’s architecture critic from 2013 to 2020.

Mike Davis
Health and DiseaseMarch 25, 2020

Lessons From Wuhan

If we don’t debate a democratic response to pandemics now, we risk ceding leadership to tyrants.

Mike Davis
SocietyMarch 20, 2020

Solidarity Is an Essential Vaccine

Social distancing should not mean house arrest.

Mike Davis
PoliticsMarch 13, 2020

Who Gets Forgotten in a Pandemic

The only certainty is that rich countries and rich classes will focus on saving themselves to the exclusion of international solidarity and medical aid.

Mike Davis

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Mike Davis

PoliticsDecember 7, 2020

Progressives need to lead the fight for a National Coronavirus Commission with full subpoena powers reporting to both Congress and the Department of Justice.

EnvironmentSeptember 16, 2020

Fire in the Anthropocene has become the environmental equivalent of nuclear war.

SocietyJuly 7, 2020

Handed a golden opportunity to speak truth to power, the good doctor remains a team player in an administration bent on disaster.

Election 2020June 1, 2020

It’s time to end the phony war and take back the streets.

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

ActivismApril 27, 2020

A recent open letter signed by former members of SDS has sparked a heated debate on the left.

Financial CrisisApril 6, 2020

For starters, nationalize Amazon and the rest of the essential infrastructure of the digital age.

ArchitectureApril 2, 2020

Michael Sorkin was The Nation’s architecture critic from 2013 to 2020.

Health and DiseaseMarch 25, 2020

If we don’t debate a democratic response to pandemics now, we risk ceding leadership to tyrants.

SocietyMarch 20, 2020

Social distancing should not mean house arrest.

PoliticsMarch 13, 2020

The only certainty is that rich countries and rich classes will focus on saving themselves to the exclusion of international solidarity and medical aid.