Why Black People Can’t Earn Our Way Out of Racism in Maternal Care: A Q&A With Khiara Bridges Why Black People Can’t Earn Our Way Out of Racism in Maternal Care: A Q&A With Khiara Bridges
In her new book, Bridges found that healthcare provided through private markets leaves more room for discrimination and unequal care to take root than in a public program like Med...
Apr 2, 2026 / Q&A / Regina Mahone
How a Rocket in Iran Reverberates in Gaza How a Rocket in Iran Reverberates in Gaza
As Israel bombards Iran with rockets, it is sealing off borders across Gaza and the West Bank, halting the flow of food, aid, and bodies.
Mar 12, 2026 / Hassan Herzallah
Rep. Summer Lee: The Fight for Environmental Justice Is Far From Over Rep. Summer Lee: The Fight for Environmental Justice Is Far From Over
The Trump administration’s destructive environmental policies will cost us all. But we must not give up.
Mar 12, 2026 / Summer Lee
Should Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028? Should Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028?
David Faris argues that the New York representative is the new national leader the Democrats need, but Daraka Larimore-Hall claims she can get more done in Congress.
Mar 12, 2026 / The Debate / David Faris and Daraka Larimore-Hall
Why Meatpacking Workers, Some Facing Deportation, Voted to Strike Why Meatpacking Workers, Some Facing Deportation, Voted to Strike
The workers at the JBS plant in Greeley, Colorado, voted overwhelmingly for a strike last month.
Mar 11, 2026 / Photo Essay / Mary Anne Andrei
The Urgent Search for an Alternative World Order The Urgent Search for an Alternative World Order
The horrors of Trump’s unchecked global aggression call for a truly visionary foreign policy—not a return to the failed status quo.
Mar 10, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and The Nation
The DOJ's Shameful Abuse of Power Must Be Reined In The DOJ's Shameful Abuse of Power Must Be Reined In
The weaponizing of the department to do Trump’s bidding has dangerously undermined its credibility.
Mar 9, 2026 / Michele Goodwin
In Memoriam: the Rev. Jesse Jackson (1941–2026) In Memoriam: the Rev. Jesse Jackson (1941–2026)
The civil-rights activist and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition changed what’s possible in politics.
Mar 6, 2026 / Obituary / John Nichols
Molly Crabapple's Time Capsule of Resistance Molly Crabapple's Time Capsule of Resistance
A new set of note cards by the artist and writer documents scenes of protest in the 21st century.
Feb 13, 2026 / Molly Crabapple
What the Pro-Choice Movement Can Learn From Those Who Overturned “Roe” What the Pro-Choice Movement Can Learn From Those Who Overturned “Roe”
The anti-abortion movement was methodical and radical at the same time. The abortion-rights movement must be too.
Feb 10, 2026 / Amy Littlefield