Politics

Police at a protest in Washington, DC

The Backlash to Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Is Already Here The Backlash to Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Is Already Here

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

Apr 26, 2021 / Kali Holloway

President Joe Biden

Biden’s First Hundred Days: A Historical Audit Biden’s First Hundred Days: A Historical Audit

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.

Apr 26, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage for The Nation

President Joe Biden

Biden’s Anti-China Ambitions Biden’s Anti-China Ambitions

Like Trump, Joe Biden is committed to a distinctly anti-China global strategy rooted in fears of American decline.

Apr 24, 2021 / Dilip Hiro

Guilty, Guilty, Guilty

Guilty, Guilty, Guilty Guilty, Guilty, Guilty

Covid à la Modi. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of April 19.

Apr 23, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Dianne Morales

Dianne Morales Looks for Space—and Support—on New York’s Left Dianne Morales Looks for Space—and Support—on New York’s Left

Though her mayoral campaign is still polling in single digits, Morales would represent a profound break with the city’s past.

Apr 23, 2021 / Ross Barkan

Vice President Kamala Harris

On Earth Day, US Power Brokers Acknowledge the Scale and Urgency of the Climate Crisis On Earth Day, US Power Brokers Acknowledge the Scale and Urgency of the Climate Crisis

Warning of wars over water, the vice president joins activists, business leaders, and other Biden administration officials urging stronger action.

Apr 23, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard

Mind Your Planet!

Mind Your Planet! Mind Your Planet!

Sign seen in Ithaca, N.Y.

Apr 23, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Walter Mondale

Walter Mondale’s Decades-Long Crusade for Fair Housing and the Full Promise of Civil Rights Walter Mondale’s Decades-Long Crusade for Fair Housing and the Full Promise of Civil Rights

To the end of his life, Mondale waged the battle against segregation he had joined as the sponsor of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

Apr 23, 2021 / John Nichols

Brendan O'Connor

How Border Fascism Explains the Trump Movement How Border Fascism Explains the Trump Movement

Brendan O’Connor, author of Blood Red Lines, discusses a dangerous new strain of far-right nationalism.

Apr 23, 2021 / Q&A / Jared Olson

Grain Silo

Notes on Cant—and Other Ways of Saying What We Don’t Mean Notes on Cant—and Other Ways of Saying What We Don’t Mean

A close relative of hypocrisy, cant speech conceals the iron fist of conformity inside the velvet glove of cliche.

Apr 23, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich

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