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September 26, 2016
Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design
The Queen City has boomed in recent years. But its growth and prosperity has only hardened a racial divide established decades ago.
Greg Lacour
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September 23, 2016
‘The Nation’ Has New Digs
From our new offices crosstown, we can see not only the Hudson River but a good stretch of our own history.
Richard Kreitner
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September 1, 2016
What Happens When a Homeless Shelter Opens in a Gentrifying Neighborhood?
A shelter opening in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has some residents outraged.
Allegra Kirkland
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August 29, 2016
White New Orleans Has Recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Black New Orleans Has Not.
Taking stock 11 years after the storm.
Gary Rivlin
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August 26, 2016
Warren Hinckle’s Truth-to-Power Journalism and Politics Broke the Conventional Wisdom
As the editor of Ramparts, he helped shape the radicalism of the 1960s, and kept on challenging injustice and “professional megabuck politics.”
John Nichols
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August 22, 2016
Now That the Games Are Over, the Real Olympic Drama Begins in Rio
The Olympics are over, but they have set the stage for a wider social conflict over the future of the city.
Dave Zirin
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August 19, 2016
Inequality Has Gotten So Bad That We’re Offshoring Our Grandparents
Americans can’t afford to retire in the United States, so many are moving south of the border, trading one form of inequity for another.
Katherine Stewart
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August 17, 2016
Suburbia Isn’t Just Soccer Moms and Perfect Lawns Anymore
Though it’s often overlooked, suburban poverty has risen sharply.
Angela Pupino
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August 17, 2016
One Community’s Resistance Will Be the Rio Olympics’ Longest-Lasting Legacy
Vila Autódromo may have suffered mass displacement for the Olympic Games, but they have survived and emerged as a symbol that you can fight Rio’s City Hall and win.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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August 16, 2016
The Phony Populism of Donald Trump
Defeating Trump means unapologetically embracing the progressive populism needed to move the country forward.
Katrina vanden Heuvel