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January 4, 2016 Issue

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Editorial

A woman points a handgun with a laser sight on a wall display of other guns during the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis.

The One Thing Almost All Terrorist Acts Have in Common

Instead of giving into bigotry and fear, Americans should direct their outrage at the gun industry and the politicians in its pocket.

The Editors

Rahm Emanuel Must Resign

From Laquan McDonald to Homan Square, Rahm has tacitly endorsed police violence.

The Editors

Under Trump’s Comb-Over

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Steve Brodner

The Beautiful Class Struggle

Molly Crabapple’s new graphic memoir begins in the New York underground and emerges into the politics of war.

The Editors

Why US-Cuba Normalization Is Accelerating

One year after the historic breakthrough, rapprochement has overwhelming public support—including from the business community.

Peter Kornbluh

The Fate of the World Changed in Paris—but by How Much?

If taken seriously, the commitments made at COP21 could spell death for the fossil-fuel industry. That’s a big “if.”

Mark Hertsgaard

Column

A man carries a child as migrants and refugees arrive on a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to Lesbos island, Greece.

’Tis the Season to Give—Generously

You might not have heard of these hardworking organizations—but they are doing great work, and could do more with your support.

Katha Pollitt

Party Disarray

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Letters From the January 4, 2016, Issue

Lesson from Paris… with friends like these… slouching toward Raqqa?… sounds familiar… whither The Nation?…

Our Readers and Robert Pollin

Feature

This Year’s Most Valuable Progressives

From Newark Mayor Ras Baraka to artist Molly Crabapple, from Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards to Black Lives Matter, this year’s honorees are on the front lines in the fight fo...

John Nichols

Can Bernie Sanders Win Back Iowa’s Working Class?

If he can’t, Donald Trump’s brand of right-wing populism looms large.

D.D. Guttenplan

‘The Politics of Higher Purpose’: An Interview With Martin O’Malley

The Democratic presidential candidate critiques the democratic socialism of Bernie Sanders and the interventionism of Hillary Clinton—and accepts the criticism from Black Lives Mat...

John Nichols