Why Won’t Democrats Just Come Out for Legalizing Marijuana? Why Won’t Democrats Just Come Out for Legalizing Marijuana?
It’s popular. It’s the right thing to do. But as with so many key issues, Biden keeps pressuring the party to pull its punches.
Jul 10, 2020 / John Nichols
Charles Booker Could Have Won Charles Booker Could Have Won
If progressive organizations keep waiting for candidates to catch fire before they hop on board, we’re doomed to keep losing winnable races.
Jul 8, 2020 / Karthik Ganapathy
How Progressive Victories Blow Up the Conventional Wisdom How Progressive Victories Blow Up the Conventional Wisdom
Establishment candidates deaf to the demand for change are courting defeat.
Jun 30, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Progressive Democratic Party is Possible—and Biden Needs It to Win A Progressive Democratic Party is Possible—and Biden Needs It to Win
The Biden-Sanders task forces are charged with framing a bigger, bolder Democratic agenda—exactly what the party needs to win.
May 14, 2020 / John Nichols
Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue
A deeply rooted story… The Iowa debacle… The forgotten foreign policy… They’ve crossed a line…
Mar 17, 2020 / Our Readers
Put Elizabeth Warren in Charge of Writing the Democratic Platform Put Elizabeth Warren in Charge of Writing the Democratic Platform
The senator should chair a supercharged platform committee and lead in the forging of an agenda for big, bold structural change.
Mar 6, 2020 / John Nichols
Will the Democratic Establishment Destroy the Party to Stop Sanders? Will the Democratic Establishment Destroy the Party to Stop Sanders?
Talk of thwarting the front-runner at a brokered convention comes from an elite that distrusts democracy.
Feb 28, 2020 / Jeet Heer
What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life
If he becomes the nominee, then the Democratic Party will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the billionaire.
Feb 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer for The Nation
The Disastrous Iowa Caucuses Were Just the Beginning The Disastrous Iowa Caucuses Were Just the Beginning
Unless they’re stopped, the Democratic establishment will lose another election.
Feb 12, 2020 / Jeffrey Cox
Live Chat: Watch the 8th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’ Live Chat: Watch the 8th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’
Our stellar cast of commentators is back again, analyzing and commenting on the eighth Democratic presidential debate.
Feb 7, 2020 / The Nation