Politics

The Working Families Party’s Amazing Disappearing Ballot Line

The Working Families Party’s Amazing Disappearing Ballot Line The Working Families Party’s Amazing Disappearing Ballot Line

Thanks to the city’s notoriously incompetent Board of Elections, when New Yorkers go to the polls in November, the WFP will not be on the ballot.

Jul 27, 2021 / Column / Ross Barkan

Gov. Kay Ivey at a press conference

Spare Us Your Covid Hypocrisy, Republicans Spare Us Your Covid Hypocrisy, Republicans

Some GOP leaders have done an about-face on vaccines. But they’re to blame for the pandemic’s ongoing spread—and always will be.

Jul 27, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Upcoming Culture War Battles Upcoming Culture War Battles

Eat all the silica gel packets you want!

Jul 27, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Summer 2021

Summer 2021 Summer 2021

Surf’s up.

Jul 26, 2021 / OppArt / Kevin Kallaugher

The Rescue of the New York Public Library

The Rescue of the New York Public Library The Rescue of the New York Public Library

Activists—and The Nation—thwarted NYPL trustees’ harebrained plans and restored democracy to this vital public institution.

Jul 26, 2021 / Scott Sherman

Like JFK, Biden Has Good Reason to Be Wary of the Military

Like JFK, Biden Has Good Reason to Be Wary of the Military Like JFK, Biden Has Good Reason to Be Wary of the Military

In the 1960s, anti-communism provided an entry point for the far right. Today, it’s opposition to anti-racism.

Jul 26, 2021 / Column / Jeet Heer

Where Would We Be Without the New Deal?

Where Would We Be Without the New Deal? Where Would We Be Without the New Deal?

A new history charts the forgotten ways the social politics of the Roosevelt years transformed the United States.

Jul 26, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin

India Walton

India Walton: ‘Finally We’ll Be Able to Put Resources Behind All of These Bold, Visionary Ideas’ India Walton: ‘Finally We’ll Be Able to Put Resources Behind All of These Bold, Visionary Ideas’

The winner of Buffalo’s Democratic mayoral primary knows that the key to making the bold progressive change the city needs is control of the budget and prioritization of resources.

Jul 24, 2021 / Q&A / John Nichols

The Pleasure of His Company

The Pleasure of His Company The Pleasure of His Company

Fossil fools. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of July 19.

Jul 23, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Nina Turner on the campaign trail

It’s Nina Turner Against the Democratic Establishment in Ohio 11 It’s Nina Turner Against the Democratic Establishment in Ohio 11

The progressive congressional candidate hoped her longtime Democratic Party status could shield her from establishment backlash. It has not.

Jul 23, 2021 / Joan Walsh

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