Lula’s Comeback Campaign: The Stakes for Brazil—and Democracy Lula’s Comeback Campaign: The Stakes for Brazil—and Democracy
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Celso Amorim, who served as both foreign minister and defense minister, explains why much more than a resurgent Pink Tide is riding on th...
Aug 3, 2022 / Pablo Calvi
Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights
As the fight in Oregon to divest from the Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus spyware shows, pension funds can use tools like proxy votes and responsible contractor policies to hold pr...
Aug 3, 2022 / Sravya Tadepalli
The Manchin-Schumer Deal Could Pay Off—if Congress Acts The Manchin-Schumer Deal Could Pay Off—if Congress Acts
If the Inflation Reduction Act survives more or less intact, it could give Democrats the legislative victory they desperately need heading into the midterms.
Aug 2, 2022 / Charles Komanoff
David Moberg, 1943–2022 David Moberg, 1943–2022
For over half a century his reports on the labor movement, in The Nation and elsewhere, were a model of activist journalism.
Jul 29, 2022 / Obituary / Peter Dreier
Democrats Are Losing the Working Class, but You Shouldn’t Blame the Left Democrats Are Losing the Working Class, but You Shouldn’t Blame the Left
The reason people are disenchanted is that this economy doesn’t work for them.
Jul 26, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Time for Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency It’s Time for Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency
The president has an opportunity to address the partisan failures of Congress and the Supreme Court by taking real actions to combat the crisis at hand.
Jul 21, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds
Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform. Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform.
Our country is in the midst of a legitimacy crisis, with the Supreme Court at the heart of it. Here’s how we can fix it.
Jul 19, 2022 / Representative Ilhan Omar
Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress
The Michigan congressman and labor organizer is the latest target of AIPAC and corporate-funded groups seeking to defeat progressives in Democratic primaries nationwide.
Jul 15, 2022 / John Nichols
Richard Seymour’s World Is Full of Wonder Richard Seymour’s World Is Full of Wonder
The author’s latest book is a wide-ranging collection of left-wing ecocriticism catalyzed by his own ecological awakening.
Jul 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Lewis Gordon
The Democratic Party Is No Match for a Nation on Fire The Democratic Party Is No Match for a Nation on Fire
The gerontocrats currently running the country seem to have no ability to comprehend the five-alarm urgency of the moment.
Jul 14, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky