Congressional Races Are Our Best Shot at Gun Control Congressional Races Are Our Best Shot at Gun Control
Even in California, it’s too easy to turn a gun purchased legally into an assault weapon.
Sep 12, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami
Why Doesn’t the GOP Resist Trump the Way the Tories Resist Boris Johnson? Why Doesn’t the GOP Resist Trump the Way the Tories Resist Boris Johnson?
D.D. Guttenplan on Britain and the United States, Katha Pollitt on Trump, and John Nichols on Republican resignations.
Sep 12, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Ro Khanna: ‘Americans Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief With Bolton Gone’ Ro Khanna: ‘Americans Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief With Bolton Gone’
The ousted national security adviser’s extremism was hurting America on the international stage.
Sep 11, 2019 / Rep. Ro Khanna
We Can Have Free, Fair, and Secure Elections—if We Demand Them We Can Have Free, Fair, and Secure Elections—if We Demand Them
Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that. North Carolina’s 2018 congressional revote Tuesday serves as a good reminder that we have to act now.
Sep 11, 2019 / John Nichols
Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People
No new census data, policy paper, or talking point will do it. That’s why the Poor People’s Campaign is building “a movement that votes.”
Sep 11, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
John Bolton’s Ouster Makes the World Safer John Bolton’s Ouster Makes the World Safer
But only a little. Trump’s clownish foreign policy shouldn’t be used to discredit diplomacy.
Sep 11, 2019 / Jeet Heer
The Perils of Billionaire Philanthropy The Perils of Billionaire Philanthropy
The ultra-rich are using philanthropic vehicles to shield their wealth—it’s time Congress acted.
Sep 11, 2019 / Chuck Collins
Why India Just Stripped 1.9 Million People of Citizenship Why India Just Stripped 1.9 Million People of Citizenship
Those left stateless could face detention and deportation.
Sep 10, 2019 / Makana Eyre and Nation contributor
Wilbur Ross, Trump’s Most Corrupt Cabinet Official, Has Got To Go Wilbur Ross, Trump’s Most Corrupt Cabinet Official, Has Got To Go
Ordering weather service officials to falsely back up the president’s claim that Dorian was headed to Alabama should force Ross’s resignation—or impeachment.
Sep 10, 2019 / Joan Walsh
What’s Really Going on While Trump Creates Chaos What’s Really Going on While Trump Creates Chaos
We will not be distracted.
Sep 10, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky