Mike Davis

Mike Davis, a Nation contributing editor, is a writer, historian, and political activist. His latest book, Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties, co-authored with Jon Wiener, is out now.

Covid Memorial

Covid at 1 Year and Counting: The American Book of the Dead Covid at 1 Year and Counting: The American Book of the Dead

Beware the light at the end of the tunnel…

Mar 4, 2021 / Editorial / Mike Davis for The Nation

The 9/11 commission meets on stage

Create a Coronavirus Commission With Sharp Teeth 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.

Dec 7, 2020 / Mike Davis

California’s Desert Ecosystems Will Never Recover

California’s Desert Ecosystems Will Never Recover California’s Desert Ecosystems Will Never Recover

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

Sep 16, 2020 / Feature / Mike Davis

Anthony Fauci: The Last American Hero?

Anthony Fauci: The Last American Hero? 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.

Jul 7, 2020 / no-paywall / Mike Davis

A Call to Revolt

A Call to Revolt A Call to Revolt

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

Jun 1, 2020 / Feature / Mike Davis

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

Apr 27, 2020 / David Duhalde and Mike Davis

How to Save the Postal Service

How to Save the Postal Service How to Save the Postal Service

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

Apr 6, 2020 / Feature / Mike Davis

In Memoriam: Michael Sorkin, 1948–2020

In Memoriam: Michael Sorkin, 1948–2020 In Memoriam: Michael Sorkin, 1948–2020

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

Apr 2, 2020 / Editorial / Mike Davis

Employees eat lunch

Lessons From Wuhan Lessons From Wuhan

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

Mar 25, 2020 / no-paywall / Mike Davis

A hiker in Yosemite National Park

Solidarity Is an Essential Vaccine Solidarity Is an Essential Vaccine

Social distancing should not mean house arrest.

Mar 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Mike Davis

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