Politics

Sen. Lindsey Graham at an America First Agenda Summit panel.

Lindsey Graham Threatens “Riots in the Streets” if Trump Is Prosecuted Lindsey Graham Threatens “Riots in the Streets” if Trump Is Prosecuted

There’s a strong undercurrent of menace in the right’s reaction to Trump’s well-deserved travails—but it won’t deter justice.

Aug 29, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Four student loan borrowers stage a rally holding signs in front of The White House to celebrate President Biden’s canceling student debt

Biden’s Debt Relief Is Actually a Victory for Left Organizing Biden’s Debt Relief Is Actually a Victory for Left Organizing

The former “senator from MBNA” didn’t deliver student debt relief out of the goodness of his heart—but in response to a long, well-organized campaign.

Aug 29, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Sam Lawrence

Can This Teenage Democrat Win in Ohio? Can This Teenage Democrat Win in Ohio?

Sam Lawrence is a college student running for the Ohio House of Representatives, modeling his campaign after Tim Ryan and Pete Buttigieg.

Aug 29, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

The Dark Seid

The Dark Seid The Dark Seid

Cristmas.

Aug 26, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Adam Schiff Weighs In on What Trump May Do Next

Adam Schiff Weighs In on What Trump May Do Next Adam Schiff Weighs In on What Trump May Do Next

Republicans are flailing since the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, but the California congressman believes cooler heads can prevail.

Aug 26, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Rationing of Medical Equipment Is Costing Disabled People Their Lives

Rationing of Medical Equipment Is Costing Disabled People Their Lives Rationing of Medical Equipment Is Costing Disabled People Their Lives

With the government refusing to make medicine and medical equipment accessible, sick, and disabled people have to rely on each other for support. 

Aug 26, 2022 / First Person / Nolan Trowe

Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio

Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio

Demings has distinguished herself from the incumbent on a range of issues, most notably on abortion rights.

Aug 25, 2022 / John Nichols

Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt”

Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt” Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt”

The FX drama and Netflix animation both attempt to embody the city of Chicago. That’s an increasingly difficult task when the city itself is a jumbled simulacrum of its own past.

Aug 25, 2022 / Ryan Zickgraf

Golf’s Sportswashing of Saudi Arabia

Golf’s Sportswashing of Saudi Arabia Golf’s Sportswashing of Saudi Arabia

Not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany’s atrocities have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly.

Aug 25, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte

Chris Lehmann

“The Nation” Names Chris Lehmann as D.C. Bureau Chief “The Nation” Names Chris Lehmann as D.C. Bureau Chief

With decades of experience, the former editor of The New Republic and The Baffler joins at a crucial juncture in advance of the midterm elections, in a country facing a crisis of d...

Aug 25, 2022 / Press Room

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