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US Citizenship Ceremony

How Donald Trump Will Make America White Again How Donald Trump Will Make America White Again

His plan for fixing the legal immigration system is simple and disturbing: Bring back 1890.

Jan 4, 2017 / Feature / Julianne Hing

Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Mitch McConnell

Welcome to the One-Party State Welcome to the One-Party State

Republicans control the House, Senate, and presidency. It’s time we start calling this what it is. 

Jan 3, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Students protest low wages.

3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches 3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches

Ultimately, the party’s fortunes will depend on recruiting a new generation of progressive leaders who can harness the power of social movements and drive it into electoral politic...

Jan 3, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Jack Johnson

Why Jack Johnson’s Family Should Refuse Any Exoneration Why Jack Johnson’s Family Should Refuse Any Exoneration

Jack Johnson is too important a historical figure to be used as a prop by right-wing politicians.

Jan 2, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Winter Reading

The Best of The Nation’s 2016 Long-Form: An Incomplete List The Best of The Nation’s 2016 Long-Form: An Incomplete List

You can use the quiet time over the holidays to get inspired and fired up to fight back.

Dec 28, 2016 / Emily Douglas

Betsy DeVos

Trump’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Privatization Enthusiasts Trump’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Privatization Enthusiasts

If these officials get their way, America’s schools, roads, prisons, immigrant-detention centers, and critical social-insurance programs will soon fall into private hands.

Dec 28, 2016 / David Dayen

Meet the Central American Women the United States Is Detaining and Deporting

Meet the Central American Women the United States Is Detaining and Deporting Meet the Central American Women the United States Is Detaining and Deporting

Horrific conditions in the Northern Triangle led to a major policy crisis for the Obama administration. A new wave of refugees could do the same for Trump.

Dec 26, 2016 / Emily Gogolak

WH Women and Girls

How to Fight for Women and Girls of Color While Trump Is President How to Fight for Women and Girls of Color While Trump Is President

Under Obama, the White House began collecting critically important data about women and girls of color. Under Trump, that data will become even more important.

Dec 22, 2016 / Dani McClain

Taj Mahal Casino

Trump Kicks Off the Return of the Czars Trump Kicks Off the Return of the Czars

Republicans had a huge problem with Obama’s “czars.” Will they say anything now? (Spoiler: no.)

Dec 22, 2016 / David Dayen

Newspaper in Hyderabad

Why Trump’s Hotels Will Doom Us All Why Trump’s Hotels Will Doom Us All

Who’d have thought it’d be a bad idea to elect a president with business interests pretty much everywhere in the world? 

Dec 22, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

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