The Meritocracy Is Making Us Miserable The Meritocracy Is Making Us Miserable
Daniel Markovits explains to The Nation how elite education is destroying the middle class and exacerbating inequality.
Sep 12, 2019 / Q&A / Christopher Shay
When Are Gratuities Gratuitous? When Are Gratuities Gratuitous?
Another reader asks how to deal with her racist classmates in a largely white high school.
Sep 6, 2019 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day
Lend your voice to the struggles of home care workers and food-service workers, then respond to the Odessa shooting.
Sep 4, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction
Strike! Strike!
Unbreakable human solidarity is what we need, and mass strikes are the strategy to get it.
Sep 2, 2019 / Editorial / Jane McAlevey
Reviving the General Strike Reviving the General Strike
Organizers seeking to spark far-reaching work stoppages in the United States can invoke a powerful fact: It has happened before.
Sep 1, 2019 / Mark Engler
China’s Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm China’s Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm
Underpaid and overworked, drivers for food delivery apps like Meituan and Ele.me are speaking out about brutal hours and dangerous conditions.
Aug 21, 2019 / Nick Aspinwall
‘We Were Treated Like Dirt’: A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers ‘We Were Treated Like Dirt’: A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers
With the J-1 visa, employers can skirt safety protections and avoid paying benefits.
Aug 14, 2019 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers
Pregnant women face discrimination up and down the economic ladder—but low-wage workers suffer the most.
Aug 12, 2019 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Fighting Capitalism With Capitalism Fighting Capitalism With Capitalism
What if employee-owned businesses were the key to a healthier, more humane economy?
Aug 8, 2019 / Nathan Schneider
Elizabeth Warren’s Trade Plan Empowers Workers, Not Corporations Elizabeth Warren’s Trade Plan Empowers Workers, Not Corporations
The Massachusetts senator’s latest plan is about power as much as policies.
Jul 31, 2019 / Todd N. Tucker