Politics

Will the Biden Administration Get Bolder on Improving Abortion Access?

Will the Biden Administration Get Bolder on Improving Abortion Access? Will the Biden Administration Get Bolder on Improving Abortion Access?

The FDA’s announcement that it will permit abortion medication to be sent by mail is a start—but advocates are hoping for more.

Apr 27, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy Humiliates Himself Again Kevin McCarthy Humiliates Himself Again

Covering up Trump’s role in the January 6 violence, he’s now vying to be speaker of the Insurrection.

Apr 26, 2021 / Joan Walsh

New York City Voter

How Ranked-Choice Voting Is Changing Progressive Politics in New York How Ranked-Choice Voting Is Changing Progressive Politics in New York

A new voting system can transform NYC politics, if progressives make effective endorsements and educate voters on how to maximize democracy.

Apr 26, 2021 / John Nichols

To Serve and Protect? 

To Serve and Protect?  To Serve and Protect? 

Systemic racism in the police force.

Apr 26, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper, Paul Karasik, and Ron Hauge

¿Quiere arreglar la brecha racial de riqueza? Comience cancelando la deuda estudiantil.

¿Quiere arreglar la brecha racial de riqueza? Comience cancelando la deuda estudiantil. ¿Quiere arreglar la brecha racial de riqueza? Comience cancelando la deuda estudiantil.

Quiero imaginar un futuro mejor, al igual que lo hicieron mis padres. Pero no debería venir con ataduras abrumadoras.

Apr 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Sabrina Calazans

Want to Fix the Racial Wealth Gap? Start By Canceling Student Debt.

Want to Fix the Racial Wealth Gap? Start By Canceling Student Debt. Want to Fix the Racial Wealth Gap? Start By Canceling Student Debt.

I want to imagine a better future, just as my parents did. But it shouldn’t come with overwhelming strings attached.

Apr 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Sabrina Calazans

Police at a protest in Washington, DC

The Backlash to Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Is Already Here The Backlash to Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Is Already Here

This simulacrum of justice for Black folks, delivered centuries overdue, won’t be a turning point unless we do far more work.

Apr 26, 2021 / Kali Holloway

President Joe Biden

Biden’s First Hundred Days: A Historical Audit Biden’s First Hundred Days: A Historical Audit

The president has made a promising start on a historically bold agenda. But to deliver, he’ll need to do more to explain how we got here, who is to blame—and what needs to be done.

Apr 26, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage for The Nation

President Joe Biden

Biden’s Anti-China Ambitions Biden’s Anti-China Ambitions

Like Trump, Joe Biden is committed to a distinctly anti-China global strategy rooted in fears of American decline.

Apr 24, 2021 / Dilip Hiro

Guilty, Guilty, Guilty

Guilty, Guilty, Guilty Guilty, Guilty, Guilty

Covid à la Modi. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of April 19.

Apr 23, 2021 / Steve Brodner

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