Republicans Are Consigning the Poor to Disease and Death

The GOP is refusing to fund government programs that help people avoid getting Covid. And the uninsured will suffer the most.

Bryce Covert

Protect Democracy by Bolstering Organized Labor

The Democrats must adopt long-term strategies to address the ongoing threats to American democracy. 

Jacob M. Grumbach

The Congressional Progressive Caucus Expands

Democrats may have lost their majority, but many promising new members have secured roles in the House.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Access to Journalism Is a Human Right

Corporate overlords and repressive governments want to control the Internet. But information belongs to us.

Maria Bustillos

The Senate Puts Pregnant Workers on the Verge of Getting New Protections

A bill to ensure that pregnant workers receive accommodations on the job has been approved as an amendment to the must-pass omnibus spending bill.

Bryce Covert for The Nation

Ye Is a Right-Wing Tool—and Black People Know It

Anti-Semitic hatred has become entangled with many other forms of hatred; Ye is carrying water for all of them.

Kali Holloway

Hannah Arendt Was Really a Prophet Against Conformity

To the question of how totalitarian methods could ever draw the compliance of free citizens, she replied: through the enchantment of success.

David Bromwich

George Santos

Calvin Trillin

Letters From the January 23/30, 2023, Issue

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