We Don’t Need Science Fiction to Avert Climate Catastrophe We Don’t Need Science Fiction to Avert Climate Catastrophe
Europe is showing the world that a clean-energy transition is possible with existing technology.
Jun 14, 2021 / Paul Hockenos
How Unite Here Turned the West’s Biggest Red State Blue How Unite Here Turned the West’s Biggest Red State Blue
Arizona was pivotal in the 2020 presidential election. Its shift was no accident.
Jun 14, 2021 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Are Dems Incapable of Defending Democracy? Or Just Unwilling? Are Dems Incapable of Defending Democracy? Or Just Unwilling?
Bolstering voting rights is both urgent and popular. Yet for all his talk of “existential crisis,” Biden hasn’t turned up the heat on Manchin or Sinema.
A Rare Victory for Abortion Access A Rare Victory for Abortion Access
The reproductive justice movement has succeeded in pressing a Democratic president to leave the ban on Medicaid funding for abortion out of his budget for the first time in 30 year...
Jun 14, 2021 / Amy Littlefield for The Nation
Do African Lives Matter? Do African Lives Matter?
The response of the outside world to the latest disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo suggests the answer is no.
Jun 11, 2021 / James North
Dianne Feinstein Is an Embarrassment Dianne Feinstein Is an Embarrassment
The senior California senator's defense of the filibuster is shameful—but she’s not alone, and she’s got more company than just Manchin and Sinema.
Jun 11, 2021 / Joan Walsh
UNDER FIRE. UNDER FIRE.
DOWN AROUND ZERO. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of June 7.
Jun 11, 2021 / Steve Brodner
Ranked-Choice Voting Can Make Maya Wiley the Next Mayor of New York Ranked-Choice Voting Can Make Maya Wiley the Next Mayor of New York
If progressives rank their votes effectively—by making Wiley their No. 1, No. 2, or even No. 3—they can consolidate their power and overtake the centrists.
Jun 11, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols
Why Is Garland’s DOJ Taking Trump’s Side Against E. Jean Carroll? Why Is Garland’s DOJ Taking Trump’s Side Against E. Jean Carroll?
There is no good reason for the Department of Justice to defend a former president against charges that he defamed a woman he allegedly raped.
Jun 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal
