The Dignifying Solution to America’s Care Crisis The Dignifying Solution to America’s Care Crisis
Employee ownership turns care work jobs into good jobs—and leads to better patient outcomes.
Aug 11, 2026 / Feature / Courtney E. Martin
David Ellison’s Delusional Stab at Self-Justification David Ellison’s Delusional Stab at Self-Justification
While the Skydance–Warner Bros. merger is in legal limbo, the CEO seeking to pull it off makes a disingenuous case for it in the court of public opinion.
Aug 10, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
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
Mamdani’s Team Redefined Political Video. Now They’re Betting on Short Films. Mamdani’s Team Redefined Political Video. Now They’re Betting on Short Films.
Premiering exclusively in The Nation, a new short film produced by City Hall and narrated by Morgan Spector highlights the efforts of the biggest tenant-led union in New York City...
Aug 3, 2026 / Natalia Winkelman
The Graduate Students Taking on the World’s Richest University The Graduate Students Taking on the World’s Richest University
In public, Harvard has waged a battle against the Trump administration. In private, workers say the university wants to appease it.
Aug 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Mira Nalbandian
The War on the UAW The War on the UAW
The United Auto Workers called for a ceasefire in Gaza. The union’s federal monitor didn’t like it—and now he’s investigating Shawn Fain, just weeks before union elections.
Jul 27, 2026 / Ella Fanger
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
Golf Caddies Just Unionized for the First Time Golf Caddies Just Unionized for the First Time
Caddies—workers tasked with everything from carrying golfers’ bags to giving them armchair therapy—won out after a recent change to their employment structure.
Jul 13, 2026 / Jaz Brisack
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
What Is the American Economy? What Is the American Economy?
The gap between what the numbers say and how people are feeling has only grown wider.
Jun 30, 2026 / Feature / Robert B. Reich