Gun Basics—and Other Lessons Gun Basics—and Other Lessons
Getting along is a necessity when you know you’re likely to run into each other at the only gas station in town. But it’s also a frame of mind.
Jan 1, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer
AOC Tells Democrats How to Get It Right in 2020 AOC Tells Democrats How to Get It Right in 2020
“For anyone who accuses us for instituting purity tests,” she says, “it’s called having values. It’s called, giving a damn.”
Jan 1, 2020 / John Nichols
The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize
The longer Senate Republicans block a fair Senate trial, the more Democrats can hammer home how the scandal implicates Trump’s defenders.
Dec 31, 2019 / Jeet Heer
William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party
…and how to fix it. We will miss him.
Dec 27, 2019 / John Nichols
President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal
The administration’s holiday greeting is a plan to slash food stamp benefits for roughly 700,000 unemployed Americans.
Dec 25, 2019 / John Nichols
Letters From the January 13/20, 2020, Issue Letters From the January 13/20, 2020, Issue
Is a deficit really a strength?… Sharp quills (web only)…
Dec 24, 2019 / Our Readers, Marshall Auerback, and Donna Minkowitz
10 Stories From 2019 That Might Just Renew Your Faith in Politics 10 Stories From 2019 That Might Just Renew Your Faith in Politics
From funding for the Census to Stacey Abrams’s persistence, progressives did score some victories this year.
Dec 24, 2019 / Steve Phillips
Who Tops the 2019 ‘Nation’ Honor Roll? Who Tops the 2019 ‘Nation’ Honor Roll?
It’s been a big year in progressive politics. The Nation recognizes the year’s top progressive people and ideas shaping the future.
Dec 24, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols
A Trump Reelection Aide Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud A Trump Reelection Aide Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
“Traditionally it’s always been Republicans suppressing votes,” he said. State attorneys general must investigate the GOP’s voter suppression tactics.
Dec 24, 2019 / John Nichols
True Religious Faith Demands an Unwavering Rebuke of Trumpism True Religious Faith Demands an Unwavering Rebuke of Trumpism
Prophetic Christianity insists that faith must speak up for the vulnerable. To revive the heart of democracy, this nation needs a revolution of values.
Dec 23, 2019 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove