Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Scene of the Crime Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Scene of the Crime
In his new novel, the bard of Boerum Hill interrogates the brutal truths of gentrification.
Oct 27, 2023 / Ross Barkan
In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”? In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”?
Not until coastal journalists stop viewing rural people as an exotic species.
Oct 16, 2023 / Richard Eskow
The British Labour Party, Sponsored by Amazon and Deliveroo The British Labour Party, Sponsored by Amazon and Deliveroo
On the conference stage where, four years ago, delegates waved Palestinian flags, Keir Starmer defended Israel's right to retaliate in Gaza.
Oct 13, 2023 / Marcus Barnett
Aging in America Shouldn’t Be This Hard Aging in America Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Why should capital take any interest in people who are no longer a source of profit?
Oct 12, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
Student Loan Payments Have Resumed, but the Fight for Cancellation Isn’t Over Student Loan Payments Have Resumed, but the Fight for Cancellation Isn’t Over
With Biden's plan blocked by SCOTUS, borrowers find themselves closer to reaching $2 trillion of student debt. Now more than ever, we need to end this crisis.
Oct 9, 2023 / StudentNation / Shanna Hayes and Sabrina Calazans
Cornel West and RFK Jr. Are Both Helping Biden Now Cornel West and RFK Jr. Are Both Helping Biden Now
As two of his rivals head into the wilderness, the president is consolidating the left-of-center vote.
Oct 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer
We Are Witness to Our Self-Destruction We Are Witness to Our Self-Destruction
Fossil fuels, profits of doom.
Oct 6, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Lawmakers May Finally Update Strict SSI Rules That Keep Families in Poverty Lawmakers May Finally Update Strict SSI Rules That Keep Families in Poverty
Asset limits in the program have created a system in which millions of people cannot save money for their families or their future.
Oct 2, 2023 / Rebecca Cokley
Farewell to a Poor Bastard Farewell to a Poor Bastard
Joe Matt (1963–2023) made hilarious comedy of his own misery.
America’s Short-Lived Safety Net Has Almost Fully Unraveled America’s Short-Lived Safety Net Has Almost Fully Unraveled
The American Rescue Plan created unprecedented programs protecting parents and young children, renters, and childcare providers. Now they are almost entirely gone.
Sep 15, 2023 / Editorial / Bryce Covert for The Nation