Steven Thrasher on “The Viral Underclass” Steven Thrasher on “The Viral Underclass”
The Nation spoke with Thrasher about who makes up the viral underclass—the subject of his new book—and what we should do to confront the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Aug 11, 2022 / Back Page / Charlotte Rosen
The Democrats’ Working-Class Deficit The Democrats’ Working-Class Deficit
Why is the party of working people in danger of becoming the party of upscale voters? Don’t blame the left.
Aug 5, 2022 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel and The Nation
When Did Cars Become Weapons of the Right? When Did Cars Become Weapons of the Right?
The politicization of big-box personal vehicles is now almost complete.
Aug 4, 2022 / Stan Cox
David Moberg, 1943–2022 David Moberg, 1943–2022
For over half a century his reports on the labor movement, in The Nation and elsewhere, were a model of activist journalism.
Jul 29, 2022 / Obituary / Peter Dreier
Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform. Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform.
Our country is in the midst of a legitimacy crisis, with the Supreme Court at the heart of it. Here’s how we can fix it.
Jul 19, 2022 / no-paywall / Representative Ilhan Omar
This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics
Inflicting pain on workers to fix inflation isn’t just unfair. It’s stupid, ineffective, and completely unnecessary.
Jul 13, 2022 / Zack Exley and Robert Hockett
Buffalo Community Activists Show How to Fight Gerrymandering Buffalo Community Activists Show How to Fight Gerrymandering
From the folks who backed India Walton, a community-led approach to redistricting.
Jul 12, 2022 / Geoff Kelly
The Rise of Bad Art and the Decline of Political Candor The Rise of Bad Art and the Decline of Political Candor
Though the language of cliché has switched from the middle-class respectability of the 1950s to our current obsessions with “inclusion” and concern for the marginalized, the practi...
Jul 11, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich
Wealth of Destruction Wealth of Destruction
Rich nations ignore reality and everyone pays.
Jul 8, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper