Burning Down the House Burning Down the House
Oil profits up, life on earth down.
Aug 18, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence
Shortly before he was attacked, Rushdie joined with dozens of Indian literary artists to lament the rise of Hindu nationalism and the fragile state of the country's democracy.
Aug 18, 2022 / Pranay Somayajula
Stop Telling Americans That They’re “Tired of Covid” Stop Telling Americans That They’re “Tired of Covid”
Shifting responsibility for the pandemic onto individuals is bad policy—and risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy of doom.
Aug 18, 2022 / Martha Lincoln
Liz Cheney Is No Abraham Lincoln Liz Cheney Is No Abraham Lincoln
As she positions for a presidential bid, the defeated representative imagines herself as Lincolnesque. That’s absurd.
Aug 17, 2022 / John Nichols
We Can Thank Green New Dealers for the Inflation Reduction Act We Can Thank Green New Dealers for the Inflation Reduction Act
It was the Green New Deal movement that made massive federal investment in clean energy a must-pass priority of the Democratic Party.
Aug 17, 2022 / Matthew Miles Goodrich
Can Yuh-Line Niou Unite Fractured Progressives to Win a New York Congressional Seat? Can Yuh-Line Niou Unite Fractured Progressives to Win a New York Congressional Seat?
It’s complicated.
Aug 17, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Trump Is a Criminal—Will Any of These 4 Investigations Snare Him? Trump Is a Criminal—Will Any of These 4 Investigations Snare Him?
Here’s where things stand with the investigations into the former president—from his potential violation of the Espionage Act to his role in the January 6 insurrection.
Aug 17, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Can a Socialist Lyft Driver Beat an Incumbent Bankrolled by the Fossil Fuel Industry? Can a Socialist Lyft Driver Beat an Incumbent Bankrolled by the Fossil Fuel Industry?
David Alexis gives The Nation a tour of his Brooklyn state Senate district and explains why he’s running for office.
Aug 17, 2022 / Liza Featherstone
Oakland’s Largest Homeless Camp Dodges the Bullet—for Now Oakland’s Largest Homeless Camp Dodges the Bullet—for Now
Under a freeway maze near a train yard, residents of Oakland’s largest and oldest encampment are being forced to leave. Where will they go?
Aug 17, 2022 / Feature / David Bacon
Recent Migrant Deaths Highlight the Danger of Deterrence Recent Migrant Deaths Highlight the Danger of Deterrence
Deterrence is a failed strategy for reducing migration—while driving up the number of migrants who die trying to come to the United States.
Aug 17, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle