2023

Felipe Galindo Nowhere to go. The ocean has more than 170 trillion plastic particles as pollution reaches unprecedented levels. The post Plastic Island appeared first on The Nation.

Politics / September 18, 2023 Mitch McConnell Will Not Go Gently Into the Senate Goodnight Even if the senator wanted to retire, there’s no way he’ll let Kentucky’s Democratic governor choose his replacement, even temporarily. Elie Mystal Ad Policy Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) listens to reporters’ questions during a news conference at the…

Culture / Books & the Arts / September 18, 2023 In Wonder City Chantal Montellier’s vision of the future. Chantal Montellier’s Prescient Dystopias A new volume collects the pioneering French comic artist’s work. Laila Lalami Ad Policy (Copyright © 2023 Chantal Montellier; translation copyright © 2023 Geoffrey Brock; courtesy of New York Review Comics) This…

Comment / September 18, 2023 Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future Voters could turn two private utilities into public goods. The corporations are fighting it tooth and nail. Bill McKibben Ad Policy Bringing the energy: Pine Tree Power supporters at a march on July 4. (Courtesy of Our Power) This article appears…

Today 5:30 am The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio Sherrod Brown is a true-blue, pro-union progressive beloved by many Ohioans. But Republicans are preparing for a “dogfight.” Katrina vanden Heuvel September…

Politics / September 15, 2023 75 Percent of Americans Side With Striking UAW Members Polling shows exceptionally wide support for the union’s bold demands. John Nichols Ad Policy Demonstrators during a United Auto Workers practice picket outside the Stellantis Mack Assembly Plant in Detroit, Mich., on August 23, 2023. (Photo: Jeff Kowalsky / Bloomberg) The…

Tjeerd Royaards Inaction is not an option. The post The Tipping Point Is Now appeared first on The Nation.

Politics / September 15, 2023 Mitt Romney’s Lonely Exit The former GOP presidential nominee is now a pariah in his own party. Jeet Heer Ad Policy Senator Mitt Romney. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Mitt Romney is ill-fitted for the role of an outcast. By upbringing, by temperament, and by lifelong…

Economy / September 15, 2023 Garment Workers Are Getting Closer to a Fair Wage Advocates are working to get a version of California’s Garment Workers Protection Act passed at the federal level. Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy Members of the Protect LA’s Garment Jobs Coalition, along with garment workers and labor and affordable-housing allies, attend a…

Activism Today 11:05 am Morocco Morocco On the media. Steve Brodner September 15, 2023 (Steve Brodner) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Get The Nation’s Weekly Newsletter Fridays. The best of the week. Email By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to…