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The conservative majority on the US Supreme Court has honed a new, radical approach to religious liberty, the significance of which cannot be overstated.
Jan 6, 2022 / Editorial / Katherine Franke for The Nation
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The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care
Why does the richest country in the world have the most Covid deaths? A primary reason is that the United States does not have a free, universal health care system.
Dec 23, 2021 / Editorial / Abdullah Shihipar for The Nation
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It’s time to turn a committed core of supporters into a force capable of reclaiming what has been lost.
Dec 9, 2021 / Editorial / Amy Littlefield for The Nation
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At COP 26, A Bigger, Stronger Climate Movement Made Its Mark At COP 26, A Bigger, Stronger Climate Movement Made Its Mark
The new focus on equity in the climate movement will keep the pressure where it belongs: on the Global North.
Nov 29, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Tina Gerhardt for The Nation
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Why We Made “Going for Broke” Why We Made “Going for Broke”
In this video roundtable, Laura Flanders joins Ray Suarez and Ann Larson to talk about our newest podcast.
Nov 19, 2021 / Going for Broke with Ray Suarez / The Nation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and Laura Flanders
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Kyle Rittenhouse Has Gotten Away With Murder—as Predicted Kyle Rittenhouse Has Gotten Away With Murder—as Predicted
Rittenhouse’s acquittal is not a “miscarriage” of justice, as some might claim. It is our white justice system working as intended.
Nov 19, 2021 / Editorial / Elie Mystal for The Nation
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Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home
As the pandemic closed down New York City, Fitzgerald found her daughter and herself priced out of a place to live.
Nov 15, 2021 / Audio / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
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The Mess Democrats Are In The Mess Democrats Are In
If they fail to get their act together, they will suffer a defeat in the midterms that increases the likelihood of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Nov 12, 2021 / Editorial / John Nichols for The Nation
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John Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip Clubs John Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip Clubs
How a war correspondent found himself bouncing rowdy customers at a strip club—and what came next.
Nov 8, 2021 / Audio / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
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Closing Rikers Is Long Overdue Closing Rikers Is Long Overdue
Mass decarceration is exactly what’s needed to ensure that people aren’t simply being shuttled from one inhumane situation to another.
Nov 2, 2021 / Editorial / Victoria Law for The Nation