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.

Who Gets Forgotten in a Pandemic

Who Gets Forgotten in a Pandemic 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.

Mar 13, 2020 / Mike Davis

My Life as a Tour-Bus Driver in LA

My Life as a Tour-Bus Driver in LA My Life as a Tour-Bus Driver in LA

It sent me right back to The Day of the Locust—the masses ultimately want to cannibalize their celebrity gods.

Feb 25, 2016 / Mike Davis

Field Notes From the Revolution: Activists Occupy California’s Imperial Valley Field Notes From the Revolution: Activists Occupy California’s Imperial Valley

I thought I might find a simple meme of the Wall Street protest. What I discovered was a desert flower brought to blossom by an activist tradition, coalition-building and old-fashi...

Nov 9, 2011 / Mike Davis

The Eloquence of Carl Oglesby The Eloquence of Carl Oglesby

I'm not capable of accurately describing the kindness, intensity and melancholy that were alloyed in Carl's character, or the profound role he played in deepening our commitment t...

Sep 16, 2011 / Mike Davis

What the Future Will Remember About America’s Decline and Fall What the Future Will Remember About America’s Decline and Fall

From Pearl Harbor to 9/11, every single chapter in the history of the extension of US power has opened with the same sentence: “Innocent Americans were treacherously attacked...

Sep 13, 2011 / Mike Davis

What Happens When Three Sputtering Economies Collide? What Happens When Three Sputtering Economies Collide?

Connecting the dots of the global economy, from the United States to the European Union to China. 

Jul 26, 2011 / Mike Davis

Labor War in the Mojave

Labor War in the Mojave Labor War in the Mojave

The multinational mining giant Rio Tinto has uprooted unions, slashed wages and abused employees all over the world. Now workers at its California facility are fighting a lockout.

Mar 12, 2010 / Feature / Mike Davis

A Day Without Tourists: Tijuana Versus the Plague A Day Without Tourists: Tijuana Versus the Plague

What Mexico, now the picture of hell to many of us, looks like through local eyes from a Chevy Silverado.

May 7, 2009 / Feature / Mike Davis

The Necessary Eloquence of Protest The Necessary Eloquence of Protest

If these are near-to-the-end times, we must be as forthright about the need for disorder as were our populist and socialist ancestors.

Mar 17, 2009 / Feature / Mike Davis

A man ekes out a living scavenging on a garbage dump in the Philippines.

A New Geological Era for Earth A New Geological Era for Earth

As human actions change the planet in irreversable ways, will human bonds suffer irreversable damage, too?

Jun 27, 2008 / Feature / Mike Davis

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