Americans Have Already Lived Through a Shutdown Americans Have Already Lived Through a Shutdown
While Republicans threaten to bring the government to a halt, Democrats are caving in to the austerity measures they demand.
Sep 29, 2023 / Editorial / Chris Lehmann
50 Years Ago, My Family Fled Chile. This Year, I Returned. 50 Years Ago, My Family Fled Chile. This Year, I Returned.
I went to Chile for the anniversary of the 1973 coup to trace the country's painful history—and my own.
Sep 29, 2023 / Dispatch / Mara Marques Cavallaro
Stop Arguing Over Elite Schools. Just Make Public Colleges Free. Stop Arguing Over Elite Schools. Just Make Public Colleges Free.
College tuition and fees have metastasized, hitting an average of nearly $11,000 a year for in-state students who attend public four-year institutions.
Sep 29, 2023 / Editorial / Nikhil Goyal
What’s at Stake in the UAW Strike What’s at Stake in the UAW Strike
With so much riding on the outcome, it's time for labor and its supporters—from the White House to the grass roots—to play for keeps.
Sep 28, 2023 / Editorial / Jane McAlevey for The Nation
Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future
Voters could turn two private utilities into public goods. The corporations are fighting it tooth and nail.
Sep 18, 2023 / Comment / Bill McKibben
Survivor Justice and Democracy: A Conversation With Kylie Cheung Survivor Justice and Democracy: A Conversation With Kylie Cheung
The Nation spoke with the journalist and author about the ways in which domestic violence and the ongoing attacks on bodily autonomy impede the democratic process.
Sep 15, 2023 / Editorial / Victoria Law
America’s Short-Lived Safety Net Has Almost Fully Unraveled America’s Short-Lived Safety Net Has Almost Fully Unraveled
The American Rescue Plan created unprecedented programs protecting parents and young children, renters, and childcare providers. Now they are almost entirely gone.
Sep 15, 2023 / Editorial / Bryce Covert for The Nation
The Show Must Go On: Behind the Scenes at a Tennessee Drag Show The Show Must Go On: Behind the Scenes at a Tennessee Drag Show
Meet the performers serving queer education in a deep-red state.
On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About
Rather than understand gentrification as a systemic issue, the term has simply become an insult people throw around. Rather than understand gentrification as a systemic issue, the...
Sep 5, 2023 / Editorial / Kate Wagner
Welcome to the “You Do You” Pandemic Welcome to the “You Do You” Pandemic
The new Covid policy: Let them eat cake.
Sep 1, 2023 / Comment / Gregg Gonsalves