April 18/25, 2022, Issue

Cover art by: Netflix (photo)

Feature

Shrinking the Economy to Save the World

The degrowth movement argues that the only way toward an ecologically sustainable world is to redirect economies away from market imperatives.
Kyle Paoletta
Kathy Hochul Is the Un-Cuomo

New York’s accidental governor has a centrist past, but many progressives say we shouldn’t give up on her just yet.
Joan Walsh
Black Like Me? “Bridgerton” and the Fantasy of a Non-Racist Past

We can imagine a world where the only thing wrong with racial inequality is that non-white people are not allowed to share in the spoils of empire—but would we really want to live in it?
Gary Younge

Editorial

Congress Is Dragging Its Feet on Recognizing a Staffers’ Union

Congressional workers often struggle to get by, and they lack legal protections to organize and collectively bargain.
Aída Chávez
It’s Time to End Forced Arbitration Completely

Congress essentially admitted that forced arbitration is a corrupt practice—but only banned it in one area.
Bryce Covert
The Nomination Black Women Have Been Waiting For

We have more than earned this seat at the most powerful table in our country.
Candace Bond-Theriault
Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Shattered the Old World Order

As a new Iron Curtain threatens to divide Europe, progressives must face the dangers of a resurgent militarism—and seize the opportunities to advance our priorities.
Michael T. Klare for The Nation
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Column

Let’s Start Charging Men to Have Babies

Mothers are pushed out of the workforce. Maybe it’s time for a market solution.
Alexis Grenell
No Good Can Come From Downplaying Covid

Democrats must figure out how to discuss the hard truths about the pandemic, or it could cost them.
John Nichols
Tucker Carson on the War in Ukraine

Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

How Can Puerto Rico Escape the Debt Trap?

When it comes to Puerto Rico, the questions of debt haunt everyday life and shape the colonial reality of the island.
Ed Morales
The Fantasias of Niki de Saint Phalle

Her art aimed at the creation of two things: the fashioning of a new self and a new world.

Jillian Steinhauer
The Many American Revolutions

Woody Holton’s Liberty is Sweet charts not only the contest with Great Britain over “home rule” but also the internal struggle over who should rule at home.
Eric Foner
Green Tomatoes in Fire Season

Tess Taylor
Home Movie

Jana Prikryl
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