Finally, Democrats of Color Get to Vote Finally, Democrats of Color Get to Vote
In today’s Nevada caucus, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will find out what non-white voters think of them.
Feb 20, 2016 / Julianne Hing
Is Samantha Bee’s Full-Frontal Feminism For or Against Hillary? Is Samantha Bee’s Full-Frontal Feminism For or Against Hillary?
At 46, Bee is right on the cusp of the feminist generational divide that is plaguing Clinton’s campaign.
Feb 19, 2016 / Leslie Savan
It’s Not Trump Versus the Pope, It’s Trump Versus Secularism It’s Not Trump Versus the Pope, It’s Trump Versus Secularism
The billionaire is at odds with a historic American commitment to religious pluralism and separation of church and state.
Feb 19, 2016 / John Nichols
Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics
Attacks on the pope misrepresent his message and display the submerged anti-Catholicism in US political life.
Feb 19, 2016 / Joan Walsh
It’s Been Two Weeks Since a UN Panel Declared That Julian Assange Should Be Freed. Why Is He Still Detained? It’s Been Two Weeks Since a UN Panel Declared That Julian Assange Should Be Freed. Why Is He Still Detained?
It's time to end Julian Assange’s arbitrary detention at the hands of Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Feb 19, 2016 / Melinda Taylor, Carey Shenkman, and Michael Ratner
Muhammad Ali and the Black Panther Party Muhammad Ali and the Black Panther Party
A new documentary about the Panthers should serve to remind us that the greatest, most important athlete of the 20th century was no bystander to their revolution.
Feb 18, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Eve Ensler Reads Emma Goldman Eve Ensler Reads Emma Goldman
On October 24, 2015, The Nation feted its 150th anniversary with an unprecedented celebration at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn in a renovated Civil War–era Tobacco Warehouse. Fea…
Feb 18, 2016 / The Nation
There’s an Easy Way to Save $17 Billion a Year in Public Assistance There’s an Easy Way to Save $17 Billion a Year in Public Assistance
And it isn’t cutting food stamps.
Feb 18, 2016 / David Cooper
Trump and Friends: Meet the Immigrant Youth Movement Trump and Friends: Meet the Immigrant Youth Movement
This primary season, right-wing demagogues are basking in the spotlight. Immigrant youth activists are there to join them.
Feb 18, 2016 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code
If we closed the capital-gains loophole, we could put every child in America on track for success.
Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati