Politics

Signal Noise Abramsky

‘The Nation’ Launches ‘Signal:Noise,’ a New Column Confronting Mainstream Media Myopia ‘The Nation’ Launches ‘Signal:Noise,’ a New Column Confronting Mainstream Media Myopia

Award-winning author and journalist Sasha Abramsky spotlights under-the-radar politics and policies enacted by the Trump administration.

Sep 10, 2019 / Press Room

Voting Station

North Carolina’s Revote Is a Win for Democracy North Carolina’s Revote Is a Win for Democracy

When elections cannot be resolved with recounts, they should be held again.

Sep 10, 2019 / John Nichols

Democrats Need a Feisty Fighter on Climate Change

Democrats Need a Feisty Fighter on Climate Change Democrats Need a Feisty Fighter on Climate Change

Democrats would be wise to ignore much of the punditry’s pearl-clutching about being too bold.

Sep 10, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

President Trump vs. an Asteroid President Trump vs. an Asteroid

 
Good thing there’s nothing more important going on we should all be paying attention to.

Sep 10, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Cheese Danish

Cheese Danish Cheese Danish

Denmark responds to Trump’s insanity.

Sep 10, 2019 / OppArt / Philip Dolin

In an Age of Policy Boldness, Think Tanks Have Become Timid

In an Age of Policy Boldness, Think Tanks Have Become Timid In an Age of Policy Boldness, Think Tanks Have Become Timid

The disconnect between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and the think tank world could pose a problem if one of them gets elected president.

Sep 10, 2019 / Feature / Jeet Heer

Meet the Only Member of Congress Who Has Been a FARC Captive

Meet the Only Member of Congress Who Has Been a FARC Captive Meet the Only Member of Congress Who Has Been a FARC Captive

Mark Pocan came to DC to do the right thing, consequences be damned.

Sep 10, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols

Jonathan Franzen Pens Another Environmental Disaster Story

Jonathan Franzen Pens Another Environmental Disaster Story Jonathan Franzen Pens Another Environmental Disaster Story

The famed novelist is resigned to a global ecological catastrophe because his imagination can’t move beyond the status quo.

Sep 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer

South Africa unrest in Johannesburg

Soccer Becomes a Casualty of South Africa’s Violence Soccer Becomes a Casualty of South Africa’s Violence

Zambia and Madagascar are saying no to playing in South Africa as long as anti-immigrant violence is a part of the political picture.

Sep 6, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Robert Mugabe 2017

When Remembering Robert Mugabe’s Corrupt Legacy, Blame Britain When Remembering Robert Mugabe’s Corrupt Legacy, Blame Britain

The mainstream media is right to criticize Zimbabwe’s former leader, but wrong to ignore his greatest challenges.

Sep 6, 2019 / James North

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