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.

Kamala Harris Makes History, Many Times Over

Kamala Harris Makes History, Many Times Over Kamala Harris Makes History, Many Times Over

The bravery and radicalism of Joe Biden’s choice will become apparent over time.

Aug 12, 2020 / Joan Walsh

No Matter Who Biden Chooses as VP, It Will Be a Bittersweet Win for Women

No Matter Who Biden Chooses as VP, It Will Be a Bittersweet Win for Women No Matter Who Biden Chooses as VP, It Will Be a Bittersweet Win for Women

By the end of Biden’s VP vetting, it seemed the 11th commandment of women’s politics is “Thou shalt never be just right.”

Aug 6, 2020 / Editorial / Joan Walsh

The Enduring Wisdom of John Lewis

The Enduring Wisdom of John Lewis The Enduring Wisdom of John Lewis

John Lewis’s last words resounded over a funeral marked by former presidents and civil rights giants. May we all heed them.

Jul 30, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Another Long Day of GOP Disrespect for Women

Another Long Day of GOP Disrespect for Women Another Long Day of GOP Disrespect for Women

Attacks on AOC, Liz Cheney, and Portland’s “Wall of Moms” make it seem like Republicans don’t care about women. Except Ghislaine Maxwell.  

Jul 22, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Bill Barr Gets Shredded: A Threat to ‘Our Rule Of Law and to Public Trust in It’

Bill Barr Gets Shredded: A Threat to ‘Our Rule Of Law and to Public Trust in It’ Bill Barr Gets Shredded: A Threat to ‘Our Rule Of Law and to Public Trust in It’

Two Justice Department lawyers and a former deputy attorney general detailed Barr’s corrupt meddling on behalf of Trump—while House Republicans embarrassed themselves.

Jun 24, 2020 / Joan Walsh

As Bill Barr Flails, Trump Is Losing His Roy Cohn

As Bill Barr Flails, Trump Is Losing His Roy Cohn As Bill Barr Flails, Trump Is Losing His Roy Cohn

This time, Barr might have gone too far.

Jun 22, 2020 / Joan Walsh

This Isn’t the Way to Push Warren as Biden’s VP

This Isn’t the Way to Push Warren as Biden’s VP This Isn’t the Way to Push Warren as Biden’s VP

She’d be a great pick. But given that her top rivals are mostly black women, the letter that pushed for her should have tried harder to represent her support among voters of color.

Jun 16, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Interview: Stacey Abrams Breaks Down Georgia’s (Latest) Election Meltdown

Interview: Stacey Abrams Breaks Down Georgia’s (Latest) Election Meltdown Interview: Stacey Abrams Breaks Down Georgia’s (Latest) Election Meltdown

"When you break the machinery of democracy for some, you break it for everyone, and that’s really what we saw.” 

Jun 15, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Liberals: Don’t Be Afraid of Calls to Defund the Police

Liberals: Don’t Be Afraid of Calls to Defund the Police Liberals: Don’t Be Afraid of Calls to Defund the Police

The increasingly popular slogan is expanding the nation’s long-overdue debate about what public safety really means.

Jun 9, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Jim Mattis vs. Tom Cotton: No Contest

Jim Mattis vs. Tom Cotton: No Contest Jim Mattis vs. Tom Cotton: No Contest

The former defense secretary’s scathing attack on Trump’s shredding the Constitution showed how wrong The New York Times was to publish Cotton.

Jun 4, 2020 / Joan Walsh

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