Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake
Expecting transformative change from the top is a recipe for disappointment. We should stop expecting saviors.
Apr 15, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami
‘I Don’t Want to Stay in a Country That Doesn’t Want Me As Badly as I Want It’ ‘I Don’t Want to Stay in a Country That Doesn’t Want Me As Badly as I Want It’
The visa-holding university student who grew up in the United States but may never be able to work here.
Apr 15, 2019 / John Washington
Target Target
Build a future without gun violence (March for Our Lives, NYC 2018).
Apr 15, 2019 / OppArt / Kathleen Sweeney
Beto Talks About the Costs of War Beto Talks About the Costs of War
Presidential contender O’Rourke says we have “completely forgotten” our constitutional responsibility to lawfully declare and end wars.
Apr 15, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution
Just as Reagan and Thatcher rose together, perhaps so too will Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn.
Apr 12, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
Searching for Justice After the Death of Football Player Braeden Bradforth Searching for Justice After the Death of Football Player Braeden Bradforth
Bradforth died far from his New Jersey home, in Garden City, Kansas, of heatstroke. His mother is fighting for answers.
Apr 12, 2019 / Dave Zirin
With the Israeli Election, the Plight of Palestinians Has Gotten Even Worse With the Israeli Election, the Plight of Palestinians Has Gotten Even Worse
The election should dispel any doubts that Israel will grant Palestinians freedom and rights without outside pressure.
Apr 12, 2019 / Yousef Jabareen
Why the Highlander Attack Matters Why the Highlander Attack Matters
The arson attack on the Highlander Center, a longtime leader in racial and social-justice work, is not merely a hate crime—it’s an act of war.
Apr 12, 2019 / Feature / Robin D.G. Kelley and Makani Themba
These Parents Are Making Little League Miserable—for Their Son, and for Me These Parents Are Making Little League Miserable—for Their Son, and for Me
Another reader is racking up credit-card debt to keep up with her better-off friends.
Apr 12, 2019 / Liza Featherstone
Continuity and Change at ‘The Nation’ Continuity and Change at ‘The Nation’
This year marks my 25th anniversary as editor, and it’s time to move on. I’ll be taking on a new role as editorial director—and will remain as publisher.
Apr 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel