Everything Trump Did in His 6th Week That Really Matters Everything Trump Did in His 6th Week That Really Matters
Behind the scenes, a lot happened this week at several federal agencies.
Mar 3, 2017 / George Zornick and Zoë Carpenter
A Memorial for Nat Hentoff A Memorial for Nat Hentoff
The journalist’s spirit of freewheeling dispute was very much in evidence.
Mar 3, 2017 / Leslie Savan
This Isn’t ‘a Total Witch Hunt!’—Jeff Sessions Is in Real Trouble This Isn’t ‘a Total Witch Hunt!’—Jeff Sessions Is in Real Trouble
Recusal is the first step, but he’ll ultimately have to resign.
Mar 3, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Daniela Vargas’s Detention Shows How Vulnerable DREAMers Are Under Trump Daniela Vargas’s Detention Shows How Vulnerable DREAMers Are Under Trump
When Obama was in the White House, the safest place for young undocumented immigrants was in the public eye. Vargas’s detention shows that’s no longer true.
Mar 2, 2017 / Julianne Hing
If Jeff Sessions Will Not Resign, He Should Be Impeached If Jeff Sessions Will Not Resign, He Should Be Impeached
The founders anticipated circumstances like this, which is why they outlined the impeachment process.
Mar 2, 2017 / John Nichols
How the Democrats Can Beat Trump on Tax Reform How the Democrats Can Beat Trump on Tax Reform
Harold Meyerson on beating Trump from the left, Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, and Joan Walsh on Harry Belafonte.
Mar 2, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Letters From the March 20, 2017, Issue Letters From the March 20, 2017, Issue
California dreamin’… How far would the left go?… Weapons of mass action?… Marx, past and future… The people have the power…
Mar 2, 2017 / Our Readers
Donald Trump’s War on Science Donald Trump’s War on Science
The fear in environmental-protection agencies is palpable—but so is the pushback.
Mar 2, 2017 / Michelle Chen
‘The Nation’ Special Issue Tackles Trump’s War on the Media—and How Journalism Can Prevail ‘The Nation’ Special Issue Tackles Trump’s War on the Media—and How Journalism Can Prevail
Veteran press critics lay ground rules for covering a hostile White House and regaining public trust and audiences.
Mar 2, 2017 / Press Room
Is There a Business Model for Serious Journalism in the Age of Trump? Is There a Business Model for Serious Journalism in the Age of Trump?
The press has arguably never been more vulnerable. But there are some surprising—and practical—glimmers of hope.