Lorraine Hansberry’s Radicalism Lorraine Hansberry’s Radicalism
For the playwright and activist, neither liberal reform nor countercultural art were enough. The very foundations of American democracy needed to be transformed.
Apr 21, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline
We’re cooked unless investors stop funding fossil fuel companies.
Apr 21, 2020 / Bill McKibben
Conversations With ‘The Nation’: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Conversations With ‘The Nation’: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
The reverend spoke with Nation readers about the severe social, economic, and political fissures the pandemic has worsened.
Apr 20, 2020 / The Nation
10 Ways Trump Could Use His Power for Good, Not Evil 10 Ways Trump Could Use His Power for Good, Not Evil
The president can still use his executive powers to do the right thing.
Apr 20, 2020 / Todd N. Tucker
Organizing on the Coasts Won’t Save the Planet Organizing on the Coasts Won’t Save the Planet
Rural America has the land, the people, and the potential to flip the political equation on climate change.
Apr 20, 2020 / Feature / Jane Fleming Kleeb
Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic
Photos from the grassroots food distribution networks that are keeping Los Angeles’s undocumented communities afloat.
Apr 20, 2020 / Photo Essay / Arlene Mejorado, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
How Sex Workers Are Using Mutual Aid to Respond to the Coronavirus How Sex Workers Are Using Mutual Aid to Respond to the Coronavirus
Their efforts highlight the deep history of organizing and radical mutual support in the sex worker community.
Apr 20, 2020 / Jack Herrera
The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left
Caught between China and colonial rule, this grassroots collective pushed to change the terms of the debate.
Apr 17, 2020 / Promise Li
‘The Nation’ Names Wilfred Chan as Contributing Writer ‘The Nation’ Names Wilfred Chan as Contributing Writer
He joins a newly minted masthead of diverse writers and advisers at a pivotal moment for the future of progressive politics in America.
Apr 17, 2020 / Press Room