Editorial

When We Occupied Columbia in 1978, the University Didn’t Call the NYPD

When We Occupied Columbia in 1978, the University Didn’t Call the NYPD When We Occupied Columbia in 1978, the University Didn’t Call the NYPD

Campus administrators met student demands to divest from apartheid-era South Africa. What’s changed?

May 2, 2024 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan

Bayley fights IYO SKY for the WWE Women's Championship during Night Two at Lincoln Financial Field on April 7, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Glorious Proletarian Theater of Pro Wrestling The Glorious Proletarian Theater of Pro Wrestling

An ode to one of the greatest working-class art forms of our time.

Apr 23, 2024 / Comment / Kim Kelly

Amy Hagstrom Miller flips through her college notebook from her time in India.

Texas Abortion Laws Haven't Stopped Amy Hagstrom Miller Texas Abortion Laws Haven't Stopped Amy Hagstrom Miller

Despite having to move the clinic out of Texas, the founder of Whole Woman's Health continues to fight for abortion access in the new "border states."

Apr 16, 2024 / Editorial / Olivia Paschal

A voter prepares to cast their ballot in the Democratic Primary as they walk in to the Cordesville Rural Fire Department on February 03, 2024 in Cordesville, South Carolina.

The Only Thing Worse Than Taking Rural Voters for Granted The Only Thing Worse Than Taking Rural Voters for Granted

… is dismissing them as out of reach for Democrats.

Apr 15, 2024 / Editorial / Erica Etelson and Anthony Flaccavento

Should Biden Drop Out?

Should Biden Drop Out? Should Biden Drop Out?

Two writers look at the evidence come to different conclusions about the president’s reelection prospects.

Apr 11, 2024 / Editorial / Joshua A. Cohen and Steve Phillips

Former president Donald Trump at the 18th green during day three of the LIV Golf Invitational–Miami on April 7, 2024, in Doral, Florida.

Trump’s Only Position on Abortion Is to Say Whatever It Takes to Get Reelected Trump’s Only Position on Abortion Is to Say Whatever It Takes to Get Reelected

The mainstream media is once again covering Donald Trump like he’s a normal presidential candidate, rather than someone who represents the “abortion is murder” party.

Apr 10, 2024 / Comment / Andrea Grimes

Extra! Extra! Steve Brodner’s Brilliance Recognized by Herblock Prize

Extra! Extra! Steve Brodner’s Brilliance Recognized by Herblock Prize Extra! Extra! Steve Brodner’s Brilliance Recognized by Herblock Prize

Brodner, a frequent contributor to The Nation, is both a great caricaturist and a great portraitist.

Apr 10, 2024 / Comment / Jeet Heer

Elon Musk profile in silhouette

Elon Musk Wants to Gut the National Labor Relations Act Elon Musk Wants to Gut the National Labor Relations Act

Elon Musk is challenging the New Deal legislation that established the National Labor Relations Board. Experts warn that this is “a serious threat.”

Apr 9, 2024 / Comment / John Nichols

Hyundai workers on an assembly line at a plent in Montgomery, Alabama.

Can the UAW Finally Organize the South? Can the UAW Finally Organize the South?

Postwar failure to organize the South entrenched racism and corporate greed. Now there’s a chance to course-correct.

Apr 9, 2024 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan

The Ghoulish Ostentatiousness of Israel’s Latest War Crimes

The Ghoulish Ostentatiousness of Israel’s Latest War Crimes The Ghoulish Ostentatiousness of Israel’s Latest War Crimes

It’s as if Israel is flaunting its ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Apr 4, 2024 / Comment / Jack Mirkinson

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