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Women at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963.

Black Freedom in an Age of White Oligarchy Black Freedom in an Age of White Oligarchy

Justin Leroy’s The Lowest Freedom points toward the limits of liberty under racial capitalism.

Oct 1, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Ross Coleman

The sample page of a Columbia House Record Club advertisement as it appeared in the April 1, 1978 issue of TV Guide magazine.

Stop the Price Gouging Stop the Price Gouging

How the subscription squeeze is ending.

Oct 1, 2026 / Lindsay Owens

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa speaks during the Texas Democratic Convention at the Hilliard Center in Corpus Christi.

Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over” Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over”

Talking to Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa about what redistricting could mean and how a new generation of Democrats is speaking more directly to voters.

Sep 22, 2026 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra

View of nude sunbathers on the beach at Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways, New York, New York, August 1, 1982.

What Remains of Riis? What Remains of Riis?

A new members’ club has revived Riis Park’s long-vacant bathhouse, reopening old questions about whom the People’s Beach is really for.

Sep 19, 2026 / Eric Schwartau

The School Behind the Billionaires and the Billionaire Tax

The School Behind the Billionaires and the Billionaire Tax The School Behind the Billionaires and the Billionaire Tax

UC Berkeley will inevitably be behind the defeat or victory of Proposition 40.

Sep 10, 2026 / StudentNation / Joseph Burney

Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America

Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America

Social mobility has ground to a halt. Why that’s lousy for American music.

Sep 9, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores

The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores The UAW Wave Has Hit Our Shores

The union’s endorsements of insurgent candidates led to big wins this summer. It’s all part of a strategy to remake American politics for the working class.

Sep 9, 2026 / Feature / Ella Fanger

Saluting a Matriarch—25 Years After “Nickel and Dimed”

Saluting a Matriarch—25 Years After “Nickel and Dimed” Saluting a Matriarch—25 Years After “Nickel and Dimed”

Barbara Ehrenreich’s thesis has become even more resonant since the book’s 2001 release.

Sep 1, 2026 / Alissa Quart and Nation Contributors

Lecture at Regis College, 1978.

Adjuncting Until the End of Time Adjuncting Until the End of Time

Universities now have more adjuncts than tenured and tenure-track professors combined. The conditions are unsustainable—for professors and students alike.

Aug 15, 2026 / Maria Adelmann

Attendees react during a vote by the Rent Guidelines Board in New York, US, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

New Yorkers Won a Rent Freeze. But We Can’t Stop There. New Yorkers Won a Rent Freeze. But We Can’t Stop There.

There is so much more to be done to seize power from landlords and real estate directly.

Jul 14, 2026 / Sumathy Kumar and Tracy Rosenthal

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