2028 Democratic Hopefuls Take on Data Centers 2028 Democratic Hopefuls Take on Data Centers
Data center opposition can foster a bigger Democratic tent by aligning red and blue, and rural and urban communities.
Oct 14, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
France’s Students Won’t Back Down France’s Students Won’t Back Down
Without full-time teachers, temperature-regulated classrooms, or school nurses, French students are turning their grievances into a national movement.
Oct 13, 2026 / StudentNation / Diana Sophia Cordoba
How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business
The Ellison family’s $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery means more top-down control, and less room for dissent.
Oct 8, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
How Mexico Proved Mainstream Economics Wrong How Mexico Proved Mainstream Economics Wrong
American analysts have long viewed inequality as a byproduct of technological causes. But Claudia Sheinbaum’s Morena Party has boosted workers’ income without any technological tr...
Oct 6, 2026 / Jonathan Schlefer
Time Has Run Out for AI Risk Deniers Time Has Run Out for AI Risk Deniers
The recent spate of reports about the technology’s destructive power underline two prime directives: Be afraid, and regulate aggressively.
Sep 14, 2026 / David Futrelle
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
Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
Aug 26, 2026 / Obituary / John Nichols
Daniel Poppick’s Novel of White-Collar Work Daniel Poppick’s Novel of White-Collar Work
The first novel by the poet asks us what fantasies get us through the day.
Aug 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Julia Case-Levine
How Corporate Recruiters Took Over Campus—and What It’s Costing Democracy How Corporate Recruiters Took Over Campus—and What It’s Costing Democracy
Many students arrive at college with dreams of creating social change, but the corporate pipeline diverts them. A democracy in need of their talent is poorer because of it.
Jul 21, 2026 / StudentNation / Jason Vadnos
The Fight for New York’s Street Vendors Isn’t Over The Fight for New York’s Street Vendors Isn’t Over
After years of criminalization and confiscation, New York’s street vendors have won long-overdue reforms. Now the city must make good on its promises.
Jul 7, 2026 / Nazrin Nahar