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Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution

The US used to tell the world that strong unions were a bulwark against fascism. We should take our own advice and enshrine the right to organize.

Sep 2, 2019 / John Nichols

Strike!

Strike! Strike!

Unbreakable human solidarity is what we need, and mass strikes are the strategy to get it.

Sep 2, 2019 / Jane McAlevey

Reviving the General Strike

Reviving the General Strike Reviving the General Strike

Organizers seeking to spark far-reaching work stoppages in the United States can invoke a powerful fact: It has happened before.

Sep 1, 2019 / Mark Engler

Brexit Protester

Boris Johnson Exposes the Big Lie of British Politics Boris Johnson Exposes the Big Lie of British Politics

Parliament has voted against every resolution to the Brexit saga, but Johnson has decided to forge ahead on his own.

Aug 29, 2019 / Stephen Bush

Z portrait

Black Socialists of America Is Putting Anti-Capitalism on the Map Black Socialists of America Is Putting Anti-Capitalism on the Map

Z, the co-founder of BSA, talks with The Nation about building alternatives to capitalism.

Aug 28, 2019 / Q&A / Teddy Ostrow

Protest outside Chase

Big Business Is Suddenly Showing a Conscience. But Is That Enough? Big Business Is Suddenly Showing a Conscience. But Is That Enough?

Corporate America is worried. And that alone is a reason to be optimistic.

Aug 27, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bernie Sanders.

Sanders Accepts His First National Union Endorsement, Calling Labor ‘the Last Line of Defense’ Sanders Accepts His First National Union Endorsement, Calling Labor ‘the Last Line of Defense’

As Democrats line up in favor of pro-union labor law reforms, the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America vote to back Bernie Sanders.

Aug 26, 2019 / John Nichols

The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’

The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’ The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’

Residents of St. James are fighting new plastics plants—but some wonder if they should leave before it's too late. 

Aug 26, 2019 / Feature / Mara Kardas-Nelson

David Koch Got What He Paid For

David Koch Got What He Paid For David Koch Got What He Paid For

The late Koch brother bought influence using PACs and other proxies. A prank call to Scott Walker revealed the truth about how the Kochs had their way with Republican politicians.

Aug 23, 2019 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders Welcomes the Hatred of Billionaires

Bernie Sanders Welcomes the Hatred of Billionaires Bernie Sanders Welcomes the Hatred of Billionaires

The Vermont senator sits down with The Nation and discusses how we can transform America.

Aug 23, 2019 / Q&A / John Nichols

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