Politics

The Backlash Against Sex Ed

The Backlash Against Sex Ed The Backlash Against Sex Ed

The right is inflaming another front in the culture war.

Jun 14, 2022 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Now Is Not the Time to Lose Hope on Tackling Gun Violence

Now Is Not the Time to Lose Hope on Tackling Gun Violence Now Is Not the Time to Lose Hope on Tackling Gun Violence

The gun industry relies on a sense of powerlessness to maintain its deadly profiteering. But Americans do not have to accept the lies that justify inaction.

Jun 14, 2022 / John Nichols for The Nation

Trump’s Coup Plot Relied on Giuliani’s Inebriated Lies

Trump’s Coup Plot Relied on Giuliani’s Inebriated Lies Trump’s Coup Plot Relied on Giuliani’s Inebriated Lies

Monday’s January 6 hearing revealed that a sober Donald Trump took cues from a drunken Rudy Giuliani to forge the Big Lie.

Jun 13, 2022 / John Nichols

Where the January 6 Insurrection Hearings Go Next

Where the January 6 Insurrection Hearings Go Next Where the January 6 Insurrection Hearings Go Next

The first day offered an impressive trailer that promises a focused indictment of Donald Trump. But the committee’s bipartisan approach has costs.

Jun 13, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Driven. Crazy.

Driven. Crazy. Driven. Crazy.

Licensed to kill: The first five months of US gun violence in 2022, as of June 1: 8,031 gun deaths.

Jun 13, 2022 / Matt Wuerker

Portrait of Haitian president

What the French Really Owe Haiti What the French Really Owe Haiti

Compensation for a history suffused with violence that left physical wounds and psychological trauma.

Jun 13, 2022 / Marlene L. Daut

Georgia Voting Midterms 2022

Young People in Georgia Can Change Our Future Young People in Georgia Can Change Our Future

We can’t sit out of the 2022 elections. That’s why we formed the state chapter of Voters of Tomorrow for Georgia.

Jun 13, 2022 / StudentNation / Ashleigh‌ ‌Ewald‌, Vikas Nagarajan, and Mark Putman

Donald Trump Did It. Will He Be Punished?

Donald Trump Did It. Will He Be Punished? Donald Trump Did It. Will He Be Punished?

Last night’s hearing laid out all the details about how Donald Trump and his closest allies organized and ran the January 6 violent insurrection.

Jun 10, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Witnesses Caroline Edwards (L), US Capitol police officer, and and British film producer Nick Quested

Can the January 6 Hearings Convince the One Person Who Matters Most? Can the January 6 Hearings Convince the One Person Who Matters Most?

The hearings will be successful only if they can persuade Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring charges against Trump and his cronies.

Jun 10, 2022 / Elie Mystal

The Real Problem With Dianne Feinstein Isn’t Her Age

The Real Problem With Dianne Feinstein Isn’t Her Age The Real Problem With Dianne Feinstein Isn’t Her Age

Gerontocracy is a smokescreen for the danger of centrism.

Jun 10, 2022 / Jeet Heer

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