An Open Letter to Our Students: Universities Do Not Deserve You An Open Letter to Our Students: Universities Do Not Deserve You
At the start of the school year, two professors provide some hard truths about the state of academia and what you should fight for.
Sep 4, 2025 / Monica Huerta and Dan-el Padilla Peralta
A Guide to the Everyday Acts That Can Gum Up the Fascist Machine A Guide to the Everyday Acts That Can Gum Up the Fascist Machine
Inspired by a Danish anti-Nazi list of 10 commandments, a group of artists and organizers made their own list to encourage ordinary people to resist the Trump administration.
Aug 27, 2025 / Regina Mahone
They’re Not Just Coming for DEI. They’re Coming for Democracy. They’re Not Just Coming for DEI. They’re Coming for Democracy.
Destroying DEI has a clear motive: to stop Americans from seeking common cause.
Aug 19, 2025 / Stacey Abrams
Why We Must Release the Epstein Files Why We Must Release the Epstein Files
We need justice for the survivors of his predations, and we need to restore public trust in our institutions.
Aug 13, 2025 / Rep. Ro Khanna
What History Tells Us About the Rise of Fiorello La Guardia What History Tells Us About the Rise of Fiorello La Guardia
Zohran Mamdani’s favorite mayor was nobody's idea of a shoo-in—until he became inevitable.
Aug 12, 2025 / Richard Kreitner
Mamdani’s Victory Over Fear Mamdani’s Victory Over Fear
New York's political establishment threw the whole post-9/11 playbook against the Democratic nominee for mayor, and came up empty.
Aug 12, 2025 / Spencer Ackerman
Democrats Keep Misreading the Working Class Democrats Keep Misreading the Working Class
Many in the party see workers as drifting rightward. But new data show they’re more progressive than ever on economic issues—if Democrats are willing to meet them there.
Aug 11, 2025 / Bhaskar Sunkara
It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care
We have the chance to shape the future by building a system of care that leaves no one behind.
Aug 8, 2025 / Ai-jen Poo for The Nation
“We’re Creating Miscarriages With Medicine”: Abortion Lessons From Sweden “We’re Creating Miscarriages With Medicine”: Abortion Lessons From Sweden
In Sweden, abortion pills are used to terminate pregnancies through 22 weeks gestation, compared to just 10 weeks in the United States.
Jul 16, 2025 / Cecilia Nowell
Andréa Becker on the Politics of Hysterectomy Andréa Becker on the Politics of Hysterectomy
A conversation with the medical sociologist about her new book, Get It Out, and the perils of considering abortion, hysterectomy, and gender-affirming care as separate issues.
Jul 15, 2025 / Q&A / Sara Franklin