Holiday Giving: Second Pandemic Winter Edition Holiday Giving: Second Pandemic Winter Edition
Republicans are on the move, and so are Covid and climate change—give now, before things get even worse!
Dec 9, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What We Get Wrong About Adoption What We Get Wrong About Adoption
Activists and political leaders promote adoption as a social good, looking past the complex experiences of adoptees and the parents who relinquish them.
Dec 7, 2021 / Gretchen Sisson and Jessica M. Harrison
Paperwork Keeps People Poor Paperwork Keeps People Poor
It would be a huge mistake for Democrats to embrace harsh work requirements once again.
Nov 29, 2021 / Bryce Covert
Francia Márquez Mina Confronts Colombia’s “Politics of Death” Francia Márquez Mina Confronts Colombia’s “Politics of Death”
The first Black woman to run for president in Colombia has ignited a movement.
Nov 22, 2021 / Juan Mejia and Olivia Heffernan
Why We Made “Going for Broke” Why We Made “Going for Broke”
In this video roundtable, Laura Flanders joins Ray Suarez and Ann Larson to talk about our newest podcast.
Nov 19, 2021 / The Nation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and Laura Flanders
Biden’s Progressive Vision Just Isn’t Enough Biden’s Progressive Vision Just Isn’t Enough
Progressivism once looked to the future; today, it’s stuck in the past.
Nov 19, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich
The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents
No wonder conservative lawmakers who idealize a “traditional” nuclear family are trying to discredit the potential investment in child care.
Nov 17, 2021 / Julie Kohler
It’s No Surprise Our Water Infrastructure Is So Bad It’s No Surprise Our Water Infrastructure Is So Bad
You’d think the wealthiest country in the world could supply its own population with drinkable water. But you’d be wrong.
Nov 17, 2021 / Rajan Menon
Not Just a Kid From the Projects Not Just a Kid From the Projects
I never got the quality education I deserved during elementary school. Now, I want to become a teacher to help other poor students fulfill their dreams.
Nov 16, 2021 / StudentNation / Meagan Zullo
COP26 Ends With Promises, but Not Nearly Enough Progress COP26 Ends With Promises, but Not Nearly Enough Progress
The UN climate conference’s agreement acknowledges several key issues for the first time—but doesn’t do enough to address them.
Nov 15, 2021 / Tina Gerhardt