Economy

The Price of Health

The Price of Health The Price of Health

Inflation is soaring, and healthcare costs are skyrocketing.

Nov 11, 2025 / OppArt / Martha Lewis

The Eviction Kings

The Eviction Kings The Eviction Kings

One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.

Nov 11, 2025 / Feature / Thomas Birmingham

People wait in line at a food bank in Miami, Florida, on the eve of the government shutdown.

For Families on the Brink, Losing SNAP Benefits Has Led to Devastating Choices For Families on the Brink, Losing SNAP Benefits Has Led to Devastating Choices

With the government shutdown now the longest in history, the neediest Americans are forgoing food, medical care, and other essentials to survive.

Nov 10, 2025 / Bryce Covert

An engraving depicting a sansculottes offering a Phrygian cap to King Louis XVI.

The Invention of the Modern Self The Invention of the Modern Self

How did the idea of the individual come into being?

Nov 10, 2025 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell

A woman standing with a shopping cart between tall aisles of a grocery store.

The United States Is Letting Its People Starve The United States Is Letting Its People Starve

US leaders have long taken some responsibility to help poor people meet basic nutritional needs. That era appears over.

Nov 6, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Your Dream House Might Be a Fantasy

Your Dream House Might Be a Fantasy Your Dream House Might Be a Fantasy

AI has has invaded the real estate industry, dissolving the boundaries between image enhancement and false advertising.

Nov 6, 2025 / Kate Wagner

A grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, warns customers that SNAP benefits have been suspended.

A Brief History of Right-Wing Attacks on Food Stamps A Brief History of Right-Wing Attacks on Food Stamps

A trip through The Nation’s archives offers essential insights into why Republicans have long tried to weaken SNAP—and why they’re trying to kill it now.

Nov 6, 2025 / Richard Kreitner

Jesse Jackson speaking into a microphone in 1989.

How Jesse Jackson Transformed American Politics How Jesse Jackson Transformed American Politics

In the face of Reagan’s right-wing presidency, he offered a vision, strategy, and agenda that would have led Democrats and the country in a very different direction.

Nov 5, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage

A graduate of Los Angeles Valley Colleges wears a design on her graduation cap that writes,

Community Colleges at the Crossroads Community Colleges at the Crossroads

Class and an American reckoning.

Nov 3, 2025 / Keenan Norris

WBD CEO David Zaslav at this year's Vanity Fair Oscars Party

The Pending Disaster of a Skydance-Warners Merger The Pending Disaster of a Skydance-Warners Merger

The Ellison family’s aggressive pursuit of the WBD empire would shred news values and further pillage movie and TV production.

Nov 3, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

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