‘Opponents of Medicare for All Are Deathly Afraid’ ‘Opponents of Medicare for All Are Deathly Afraid’
We talked to Dr. Abdul El-Sayed about M4A and building a movement in the wake of Biden’s victory.
Mar 1, 2021 / Back Page / Natalie Shure
‘What Does It Mean to Be Black and Alive Right Now?’ ‘What Does It Mean to Be Black and Alive Right Now?’
In Black Futures, Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham preserve an archive and envision new worlds.
Feb 17, 2021 / Q&A / Mary Retta
How a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine How a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine
State Senator Chloe Maxmin, a progressive activist who unseated the GOP minority leader in November, talks about social-movement organizing.
Feb 16, 2021 / Conversations With ‘The Nation’ / Wen Stephenson
The Socialist Glossy That Wants You to Have It All The Socialist Glossy That Wants You to Have It All
The founders of Lux magazine say there’s something radical in the strategic pursuit of pleasure.
Feb 10, 2021 / Editorial / Emily Douglas
Will We Ever Fully Understand Humans’ Impact on Nature? Will We Ever Fully Understand Humans’ Impact on Nature?
A conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert about her new book, efforts to “control the control of nature,” and how the climate beat has changed.
Feb 3, 2021 / Editorial / Naomi Elias
Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance
A wide-ranging conversation with the philosopher on the white supremacist roots of liberal thought, Biden’s victory, and Trumpism without Trump.
Jan 28, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Representative Jamie Raskin: ‘It Was a Scene of Absolute Terror and Mayhem’ Representative Jamie Raskin: ‘It Was a Scene of Absolute Terror and Mayhem’
It’s time for Congress to reassert itself as the government’s most powerful branch, the lead impeachment manager told The Nation.
Jan 26, 2021 / Back Page / John Nichols
A ‘Daily Show’ Cocreator on Karens, Crickets, and Comedy After Trump A ‘Daily Show’ Cocreator on Karens, Crickets, and Comedy After Trump
Lizz Winstead says, “If you can still laugh, you haven’t lost your capacity for hope.”
Jan 13, 2021 / Back Page / Rima Parikh
Paul Farmer on How We Tell the Story of a Pandemic Paul Farmer on How We Tell the Story of a Pandemic
A conversation with Dr. Farmer about his new book on the 2014 Ebola crisis, clinical nihilism, and public health’s failure of imagination.
Dec 23, 2020 / Q&A / Connor Goodwin
How the Movement for Black Lives Helped Defeat Trump in Arizona How the Movement for Black Lives Helped Defeat Trump in Arizona
While some Democrats have taken to blaming racial-justice activism for their party’s poor showing in down-ballot races, Arizona activist Lola N’Sangou tells a very different story.
Dec 23, 2020 / Q&A / Jessica Suriano