Letters From the March 20, 2017, Issue Letters From the March 20, 2017, Issue
California dreamin’… How far would the left go?… Weapons of mass action?… Marx, past and future… The people have the power…
Mar 2, 2017 / Our Readers
After a Century of American Citizenship, Puerto Ricans Have Little to Show for It After a Century of American Citizenship, Puerto Ricans Have Little to Show for It
Puerto Rico has never been more than a profit center for the US. Now an unelected board governs the island as a de facto collection agency for hedge funds and Wall Street speculato...
Mar 2, 2017 / Nelson Denis
‘The Nation’ Special Issue Tackles Trump’s War on the Media—and How Journalism Can Prevail ‘The Nation’ Special Issue Tackles Trump’s War on the Media—and How Journalism Can Prevail
Veteran press critics lay ground rules for covering a hostile White House and regaining public trust and audiences.
Mar 2, 2017 / Press Room
Trump’s Net Neutrality-Hating FCC Chair Is Already Gutting Public-Interest Regulations Trump’s Net Neutrality-Hating FCC Chair Is Already Gutting Public-Interest Regulations
But movements can counter him.
Mar 2, 2017 / John Nichols
Is There a Business Model for Serious Journalism in the Age of Trump? Is There a Business Model for Serious Journalism in the Age of Trump?
The press has arguably never been more vulnerable. But there are some surprising—and practical—glimmers of hope.
How You Can Join the International Women’s Strike on March 8 How You Can Join the International Women’s Strike on March 8
Strike, march, plug into local campaigns, or find your own way of getting involved.
Mar 1, 2017 / NationAction
There Was Nothing Moderate About Trump’s Speech to Congress There Was Nothing Moderate About Trump’s Speech to Congress
The president’s obsession with Muslims and immigrants gives cover to a simmering white nationalist movement at home.
Mar 1, 2017 / Peter Certo
Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Latest Reality Show Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Latest Reality Show
Trump showed he can play a president on TV Tuesday, but that’s it.
Mar 1, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
Don’t Believe Trump’s Softer Tone on Immigration Don’t Believe Trump’s Softer Tone on Immigration
Behind his sanded-down rhetoric, there is no deviation from standard anti-immigrant Trump to be found.
Mar 1, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Q&A: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Black Liberation and the Women’s Strike Q&A: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Black Liberation and the Women’s Strike
Her new book, From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation, has become essential reading for 2017.
Mar 1, 2017 / Q&A / Sarah Leonard