Inequality

Progressives Have a Bold Agenda. Biden Should Act on Their Priorities in His First 100 Days.

Progressives Have a Bold Agenda. Biden Should Act on Their Priorities in His First 100 Days. Progressives Have a Bold Agenda. Biden Should Act on Their Priorities in His First 100 Days.

This moment demands boldness.

Dec 15, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Justice for the Innocent

Justice for the Innocent Justice for the Innocent

Fighting for justice at the border.

Dec 15, 2020 / OppArt / Pamela Enriquez-Courts

How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System?

How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System? How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System?

Sara Mayeux’s new history highlights how without a more fundamental transformation of criminal law, public defenders often provide only a limited form of equality and fairness befo...

Dec 14, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Clair

Hinch-22

Hinch-22 Hinch-22

Bilgewater on back order. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of December 7.

Dec 11, 2020 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner

Sea of Plastic

Sea of Plastic Sea of Plastic

The deep impact of the climate crisis.

Dec 11, 2020 / OppArt / Gio

Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day Human Rights Day

Will the USA remember our promise?

Dec 10, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances

Joe Biden stands on stage with Kamala Harris, Anthony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, Alejandro Mayorkas, Avril Haines, John Kerry, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Personnel as Policy: What Biden’s Picks So Far Tell Us Personnel as Policy: What Biden’s Picks So Far Tell Us

For progressives, Biden’s nominees include the good, the bad—and the just plain ugly.

Dec 10, 2020 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage for The Nation

Take What You Need and Give What You Can: A Mutual Aid Portrait

Take What You Need and Give What You Can: A Mutual Aid Portrait Take What You Need and Give What You Can: A Mutual Aid Portrait

Residents of Morris County, N.J., aren’t waiting for federal relief—they’re helping each other.

Dec 10, 2020 / Photo Essay / John Washington and Tracie Williams

Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response

Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response

Americans suffer while the GOP dithers.

Dec 9, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis

We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis

As the coronavirus has spread, public officials have spent a lot of time urging people to wear a mask and socially distance, when they can’t stay home—and offered not much else.

Dec 9, 2020 / Abdullah Shihipar

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