Trump Is Our First Declinist President Trump Is Our First Declinist President
His cynical treatment of our world is dragging us all backward.
Jun 17, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Megan Rapinoe Is Right to Not Sing the Anthem Megan Rapinoe Is Right to Not Sing the Anthem
Megan Rapinoe won’t kneel for the anthem any longer. Now the right wants her to sing it as well.
Jun 14, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Taking to the Streets Taking to the Streets
Stop the Bans rally, May 2019, New York City.
Jun 14, 2019 / OppArt / George de Castro-Day
Two Young Iraqi Activists Insist on Peace Two Young Iraqi Activists Insist on Peace
Noof Assi and Zain Mohammed have been organizing gatherings and carnivals even in the face of Trump’s warmongering.
Jun 14, 2019 / Laura Gottesdiener
Why Should I Embrace This Abomination of a Future? Why Should I Embrace This Abomination of a Future?
Another reader asks about his “so-called” Christian sister.
Jun 14, 2019 / Liza Featherstone
Tiffany Cabán Wants to Transform What It Means to Be a DA Tiffany Cabán Wants to Transform What It Means to Be a DA
The Queens candidate tells The Nation she would prosecute bad landlords, predatory lenders, and abusive employers—not black and brown communities.
Jun 13, 2019 / Q&A / Isabel Cristo
The Youth Climate Movement Is Just Getting Started The Youth Climate Movement Is Just Getting Started
The nascent activist movement has continued to expand across the world, and politicians are taking notice.
Jun 13, 2019 / StudentNation / Angely Mercado
Duterte’s Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities Duterte’s Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities
An ambitious plan to improve Manila’s water shortage is leaving Filipino villagers high and dry.
Jun 13, 2019 / Nick Aspinwall
‘This Isn’t Your Island’: Why Northern Mariana Islanders Are Facing Down the US Military ‘This Isn’t Your Island’: Why Northern Mariana Islanders Are Facing Down the US Military
Residents of the US commonwealth have discovered an apparently illegal Navy strategy to help it construct Pacific bombing ranges.
Jun 12, 2019 / Chris Gelardi and Sophia Perez
‘This Is Wholesale Child Neglect’: The Silence of School Leaders on the Climate Crisis ‘This Is Wholesale Child Neglect’: The Silence of School Leaders on the Climate Crisis
Many educators say school boards and education groups should speak out on climate inaction, but those calls aren’t always being well-received.
Jun 12, 2019 / StudentNation / Caroline Preston