Countries like Italy and Romania are trying to make permanent the pandemic-driven return of their best and brightest from abroad.

In an Illinois jail, higher education – with an emphasis on theology – has played a key role in the growth of those behind bars and those back home.

Vadim Nikitin

But across Russia, another kind of power is building.

The post As Alexey Navalny’s Health Deteriorates, the Movement’s Momentum Flags appeared first on The Nation.

Joan Walsh

Covering up Trump’s role in the January 6 violence, he’s now vying to be speaker of the Insurrection.

The post Kevin McCarthy Humiliates Himself Again appeared first on The Nation.

Southeast Asian leaders met in Jakarta Saturday for an emergency summit to demand immediate action in Myanmar. It was an unusually blunt move for the bloc which normally has a non-interference policy with its neighbors.

Pandemic lockdowns have interrupted holidays across the world. This Ramadan, Jordan is reviving a high-decibel tradition as a sort of audible comfort.

A BJP spokesman explains why the Indian government wants Covid-19 tackled at a local level.

John Nichols

A new voting system can transform NYC politics, if progressives make effective endorsements and educate voters on how to maximize democracy.

The post How Ranked-Choice Voting Is Changing Progressive Politics in New York appeared first on The Nation.

Peter Kuper, Paul Karasik, Ron Hauge

Systemic racism in the police force.

The post To Serve and Protect?  appeared first on The Nation.

The Indian-born executives of Google and Microsoft offer the country funding and supplies.

Good morning! Welcome to your Monday, April 26, 2021, sunrise briefing.Here are three news events - countries help India, genocide in Turkey, and Hollywood's best - from this past weekend (while you may have been planting tomatoes, running a fund-raising 5K, and enjoying an offline life). Also, what to look for in the news this week.

Sabrina Calazans

Quiero imaginar un futuro mejor, al igual que lo hicieron mis padres. Pero no debería venir con ataduras abrumadoras.

The post ¿Quiere arreglar la brecha racial de riqueza? Comience cancelando la deuda estudiantil. appeared first on The Nation.

Sabrina Calazans

I want to imagine a better future, just as my parents did. But it shouldn’t come with overwhelming strings attached.

The post Want to Fix the Racial Wealth Gap? Start By Canceling Student Debt. appeared first on The Nation.

Nina Burleigh

Until the Covid-19 pandemic, the catastrophe of the Spanish flu had been dropped from American memory.

The post Why Do We Forget Pandemics? appeared first on The Nation.

Kali Holloway

This simulacrum of justice for Black folks, delivered centuries overdue, won’t be a turning point unless we do far more work.

The post The Backlash to Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Is Already Here appeared first on The Nation.

Adrian Daub

In Silicon Valley, conceptions of gender aren’t just an aspect of workplace culture—they’re part of the product.

The post How Sexism Is Coded Into the Tech Industry appeared first on The Nation.

Elias Rodriques

A conversation with one of the greatest living Black American writers on work, life, and why good fiction is like a game of basketball.

The post The Craft of John Edgar Wideman appeared first on The Nation.

Robert L. Borosage, The Nation

The president has made a promising start on a historically bold agenda. But to deliver, he’ll need to do more to explain how we got here, who is to blame—and what needs to be done.

The post Biden’s First Hundred Days: A Historical Audit appeared first on The Nation.

The country is struggling with a massive surge in cases and a major oxygen shortage.

The UK is sending oxygen machines and ventilators while France and the US are also sending supplies.