Senator Hawley Touts Masculinity

Josh Hawley says we need more men With pride in all that manly stuff. If Hawley means more men like him, Well, thanks, but we’ve got quite enough.

Jobs for Men but Not for Women?

Though sex-based discrimination is no longer legal, it still structures American employment. Passing the Build Back Better bill could finally change that.

November

Stitching history.

Biden’s At-Home Coronavirus Test Program Epitomizes Our Public Health Failures

President Biden claims we’re “throwing everything we can at this virus.” But other countries with less to give have done more.

What Is the Relationship Between Democracy and Authoritarianism?

The Age of Revolution inaugurate a new era in modern history defined not only by new democratic institutions but also by despots and charismatic leaders.

Michelle Wu: Cities Must Lead for the Green New Deal

An interview with the newly elected mayor of Boston about building on the accomplishments of progressive pioneers and shaping a new politics at the municipal level.

Gavin Newsom’s Gun Stunt Is Inspired—and Doomed to Fail

There is little chance the conservatives on the Supreme Court will let California treat gun manufacturers the way it’s letting Texas treat pregnant people.

A Year on a Hinge of History

If we want to save the republic, we will have to do it ourselves.

The Making of Tom Stoppard

How mistaken identity and acts of reinvention define the life and work of the British playwright.

Wounds the Size of Oranges

The devastating impact of AR-15 semiautomatic weapons on children’s bodies.

Here’s How We End America’s Forever Wars

It’s time to acknowledge in the most concrete ways imaginable that the post-9/11 war on terror warrants a final sunset.

Travel Bans and Boosters Alone Won’t Protect Us From Covid

The fantasy that we can erect a Fortress America and leave the rest of the world to fend for itself is a deadly delusion.

How the Taxi Workers Won

The 45 days of fierce protest, shrewd organizing, and ferocious solidarity that ended the debt nightmare that had engulfed the taxi industry.

“Shameful”: The Democratic-Led House Approves a Massive Military Spending Bill

“Don’t ever tell me we can’t afford to invest in our communities when we just approved $778 billion for the Pentagon,” said California Representative Barbara Lee.

The Confrontation in Ukraine Is Political Theater Aimed at a Domestic Audience

But the danger of accidentally triggering a real conflagration remains terrifyingly high.

Deforestation Deep Cut

Do trees have a standing?

“People Are at a Breaking Point” After Transfers From Rikers

Multiple women at Bedford told The Nation that the situation there has gotten worse since the transfers from Rikers, including an increase in Covid cases and prolonged lock-ins.

In Like Flynn

Tread on me. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of December 6.

Devin Nunes Is Trading Congress for Social Media

With California’s electoral districts being redrawn, the Trumpist congressman is beating a hasty retreat.

The Supreme Court’s Texas Abortion Ruling Isn’t the Victory Many Want It to Be

Sonia Sotomayor said it best: “The Court should have put an end to this madness months ago.… It failed to do so [earlier], and it fails again today.”