How Progressive Is the Stimulus? How Progressive Is the Stimulus?
A massive cash bailout is necessary in the short term—but we need a longer-term vision to fix the flaws in our economy.
Mar 26, 2020 / Joelle Gamble
We Can Afford to Beat This Crisis We Can Afford to Beat This Crisis
Even deficit hawks like Joe Biden know that when faced with the genuine prospect of annihilation, the only adequate response is to do whatever it takes to prevent it.
Mar 20, 2020 / Feature / Rohan Grey
Progressives, There’s Reason to Hope. Really! Progressives, There’s Reason to Hope. Really!
While the world grapples with the coronavirus, it’s important to remember how much the progressive movement has moved the ball.
Mar 19, 2020 / no-paywall / Leah Hunt-Hendrix
A Survival Guide for the Coronavirus Economy A Survival Guide for the Coronavirus Economy
How the government should act when public health concerns are economic ones, too.
Mar 12, 2020 / no-paywall / Joelle Gamble
From Resistance to Governing From Resistance to Governing
Important differences between today’s political realities and the early Obama years are cause for hope.
Mar 12, 2020 / Deepak Bhargava
The Road to the Green New Deal Lies Through This Overlooked Agency The Road to the Green New Deal Lies Through This Overlooked Agency
The Department of Interior will shape the fate of this country’s climate resilience—but first it will have to be rebuilt after being ransacked by Trump cronies.
Jan 27, 2020 / Jimmy Tobias
Joe Kennedy III Is an Insider, Not an Insurgent Joe Kennedy III Is an Insider, Not an Insurgent
Kennedy’s campaign to oust a progressive senator is an establishment takeover.
Jan 23, 2020 / Maia Hibbett
Want the Youth Vote? Support Fossil Fuel Divestment Want the Youth Vote? Support Fossil Fuel Divestment
For young people, surface-level regulations aren’t enough. They’re demanding a fundamental shift in how we think about markets and morals.
Jan 16, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Connor Chung
Who Tops the 2019 ‘Nation’ Honor Roll? Who Tops the 2019 ‘Nation’ Honor Roll?
It’s been a big year in progressive politics. The Nation recognizes the year’s top progressive people and ideas shaping the future.
Dec 24, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols
Amazon’s Bullshit Environmentalism Amazon’s Bullshit Environmentalism
Beware of private green initiatives: They exclude workers and put profits before the planet.
Dec 12, 2019 / Spencer Cox and Nantina Vgontzas