Joan Walsh

National Affairs Correspondent

@joanwalsh

Joan Walsh, a national affairs correspondent for The Nation, is a coproducer of The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show and the author of What’s the Matter With White People? Finding Our Way in the Next America. Her new book (with Nick Hanauer and Donald Cohen) is Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power and Wealth In America.

Bruce Springsteen performs during the first night of the “Land of Hopes and Dreams” tour at Co-op Live on May 14, 2025 in Manchester, England.

This Is the Bruce We’ve Been Waiting For This Is the Bruce We’ve Been Waiting For

Springsteen’s fans knew his politics, but he didn’t always show them off. Now he’s jumped out of the gate to stand against “dangerous times in my home.” Let freedom ring.

May 15, 2025 / Joan Walsh

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sunday, May 4, 2025.

Rationing Dolls and Pencils: Trump’s Ramblings Preview the Economy He’s Wrecking Rationing Dolls and Pencils: Trump’s Ramblings Preview the Economy He’s Wrecking

The president spewed absolute nonsense on Sunday. It should spark speculation about his mental capacity.

May 5, 2025 / Joan Walsh

New York Governor Kathy Hochul

Governor Hochul, Are You F’ing Kidding? Governor Hochul, Are You F’ing Kidding?

You can’t name Penn Station after Donald Trump. You can’t even joke about it.

Apr 28, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump kisses three-month-old Kellen Campbell, of Denver, right, and holds six-month-old Evelyn Keane, after Trump’s speech on the campus of the University of Colorado on July 29, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A Trump Baby Boom? A Baby Bust Is More Likely. A Trump Baby Boom? A Baby Bust Is More Likely.

The New York Times credulously covers alleged administration plans to hike the US birthrate—as Trump slashes the safety net.

Apr 24, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Senator Van Hollen takes questions at Dulles International Airport upon his return from El Salvador, where he met wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia on April 18.

Chris Van Hollen Shows Us One Person Can Make a Difference Chris Van Hollen Shows Us One Person Can Make a Difference

The Maryland senator put a wedge between Trump and Salvadoran dictator Bukele and showed Democrats how to find their spines.

Apr 21, 2025 / Joan Walsh

An interfaith prayer vigil for Kilmar Abrego Garcia is held at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2025, during the visit of El Salvador's president.

Trump Could Bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia Home if He Wanted To Trump Could Bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia Home if He Wanted To

As much as Donald Trump wants the public to believe this is in the hands of “the world’s coolest dictator,” he is holding all the cards.

Apr 16, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Coal miners listen as President Donald Trump speaks and signs executive orders about coal production at the White House on April 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement

Parts of the online “manosphere” welcomed Trump’s tariffs as a way to bring back men’s work.

Apr 11, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Demonstrators protest funding cuts outside of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, on March 8, 2025.

Trump and RFK Jr. Are Making Cancer Great Again Trump and RFK Jr. Are Making Cancer Great Again

Public health funding cuts are risking the progress the nation has made in fighting and preventing many forms of the dreaded disease. But few people know it yet.

Apr 9, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Senator Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor on April 1, 2025. The New Jersey senator broke the record for the longest Senate floor speech by holding the floor for more than 25 hours.

Cory Booker Makes History. Donald Trump Will Never Erase It. Cory Booker Makes History. Donald Trump Will Never Erase It.

The New Jersey senator broke Strom Thurmond’s record for speaking on the Senate floor. May Booker break the back of the neo-segregationism that Trump represents.

Apr 2, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Protesters demonstrate against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiatives during a nationwide “Tesla Takedown” rally outside a Tesla dealership on March 29, 2025, in Pasadena, California.

My Weekend of Anti-Trump, Anti-Musk “Defiance” My Weekend of Anti-Trump, Anti-Musk “Defiance”

I went to a #TeslaTakedown in New York and signed on to a Zoom “Resistance Lab” training. Here’s what I saw.

Mar 31, 2025 / Joan Walsh

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