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America’s Digital Divide Is an Emergency America’s Digital Divide Is an Emergency

Denying high-speed Internet to all Americans puts marginalized groups at risk.

Jun 23, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kara Eastman speaks in front of a lectern

3 Lessons From Nebraska That Show How Progressive Candidates Can Win 3 Lessons From Nebraska That Show How Progressive Candidates Can Win

The public health and economic crises have given real-world urgency to policies once considered idealistic.

May 26, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Shut Up and Play, or Shut Up and Die?

Shut Up and Play, or Shut Up and Die? Shut Up and Play, or Shut Up and Die?

Donald Trump and NFL ownership are demanding a 2020 season, health of the players be damned.

May 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Dave Zirin

How Covid-19 Is Affecting Military Families

How Covid-19 Is Affecting Military Families How Covid-19 Is Affecting Military Families

A cofounder of the Costs of War Project writes about living through this pandemic.

May 16, 2020 / no-paywall / Andrea Mazzarino

The Virus, the Press, and the Comfortable Class

The Virus, the Press, and the Comfortable Class The Virus, the Press, and the Comfortable Class

Liberal and conservative elites aren’t grappling with the pandemic’s toll on working-class people—and the impossible choices they’re forced to make.

May 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Michael Massing

Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Ai-jen Poo

Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Ai-jen Poo Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Ai-jen Poo

Join the labor activist in discussion with Nation editorial director/publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel for our weekly virtual series.

May 14, 2020 / Conversations With ‘The Nation’ / The Nation

Go to Work or Stay Home? An Essential Worker Is Forced to Make a Wager With Fate.

Go to Work or Stay Home? An Essential Worker Is Forced to Make a Wager With Fate. Go to Work or Stay Home? An Essential Worker Is Forced to Make a Wager With Fate.

Scenes from a pandemic: 7

May 13, 2020 / no-paywall / José Orduña

Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won

Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won

Underpaid and overworked long before the pandemic, workers demanded more personal protective equipment, more stringent safety protocols, and hazard pay.

May 8, 2020 / no-paywall / Bryce Covert

The Pandemic Has Made the Poor People’s Campaign Virtual—and Vital

The Pandemic Has Made the Poor People’s Campaign Virtual—and Vital The Pandemic Has Made the Poor People’s Campaign Virtual—and Vital

A powerful movement—and a moral leader whose time has come—will mobilize millions to demand change.

May 5, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The entrance to Centennial Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

Olympic Workers of the World Unite! Olympic Workers of the World Unite!

In the age of Covid-19, Olympic athletes across the globe are standing up to demand a bigger piece of the five-ring cake.

Apr 29, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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