Politics

Senator Rand Paul

Rand Paul Is Right About the Need to Cut Pentagon Spending Rand Paul Is Right About the Need to Cut Pentagon Spending

The Republican’s willingness to address the issue, as part of the debt debate, is important, even if some of his other “fixes” are problematic.

Jan 30, 2023 / John Nichols

Protesters blocking traffic

The Killing of Tyre Nichols Is an Indictment of the Entire Political System The Killing of Tyre Nichols Is an Indictment of the Entire Political System

After BLM and the George Floyd protests, the bipartisan elite embraced bolstering police power.

Jan 30, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A view of Building 10 on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Pentagon’s Quest for Academic Intelligence: (AI) The Pentagon’s Quest for Academic Intelligence: (AI)

Remilitarizing the university.

Jan 30, 2023 / Michael T. Klare

Kathy Hochul on stage in front of a projected American flag

Kathy Hochul Can’t Govern Like Andrew Cuomo. Why Would She Want To? Kathy Hochul Can’t Govern Like Andrew Cuomo. Why Would She Want To?

The New York governor picked a fight with liberals and the left over a judicial nomination—and she’s losing.

Jan 30, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Victor Navasky looks at the camera wearing green knit tie and suit.

Remembering the “Placatory and Principled” Victor Navasky Remembering the “Placatory and Principled” Victor Navasky

Colleagues pay tribute to the former editor and publisher of The Nation.

Jan 30, 2023 / Obituary / Elizabeth Pochoda, Calvin Trillin, and Richard Lingeman

Victor Navasky speaking on stage

Victor Navasky: A Generous, Mischievous, Endlessly Entertaining Genius Victor Navasky: A Generous, Mischievous, Endlessly Entertaining Genius

The Nation’s former publisher remembers his former partner and lifelong friend.

Jan 27, 2023 / Obituary / Hamilton Fish

California Has Been Consumed by America’s Addiction to Guns

California Has Been Consumed by America’s Addiction to Guns California Has Been Consumed by America’s Addiction to Guns

The state is reeling after a week of mass shootings that underscores the bloody price we pay for our worship of guns.

Jan 27, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

My Nhan, Half Moon, Pokey, Midnight Mass, Navasky

My Nhan, Half Moon, Pokey, Midnight Mass, Navasky My Nhan, Half Moon, Pokey, Midnight Mass, Navasky

Loss leader.

Jan 27, 2023 / Steve Brodner

Richard Briggs talking at health care task force meeting

Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism

Riled up anti-choice activists ensure that the fight over abortion will continue to dominate elections.

Jan 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Victor Navasky in 1962.

Victor Navasky: An Avatar of the American Left, 1932–2023 Victor Navasky: An Avatar of the American Left, 1932–2023

Editor of The Nation, 1978–1995; editorial director and publisher, 1995–2005.

Jan 27, 2023 / Obituary / Kai Bird

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