Republicans Are About to Show Just How Low They’ll Go to Save Trump Republicans Are About to Show Just How Low They’ll Go to Save Trump
When Trump’s impeachment trial begins next week, GOP senators will do just about anything to prevent him from being convicted.
Jan 17, 2020 / Elie Mystal
How Does This White House Stop Lying? By Not Talking at All. How Does This White House Stop Lying? By Not Talking at All.
That must be why there hasn’t been a regular press briefing in 300 days.
Jan 17, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
Mitch McConnell Is the Crooked Guardian of an Imperial Presidency Mitch McConnell Is the Crooked Guardian of an Imperial Presidency
The majority leader has admitted he’s conspiring to thwart an impartial impeachment trial. Everyone with a brain and a conscience should be calling for his recusal.
Jan 16, 2020 / John Nichols
Nixon’s Precedent for Trump: How to Get Away With It Nixon’s Precedent for Trump: How to Get Away With It
Nixon’s Watergate resignation was the exception; successful partisan cover-ups have been the norm for Republicans.
Jan 10, 2020 / Jeet Heer
‘What You’re Seeing From Mitch McConnell Is Disgusting’ ‘What You’re Seeing From Mitch McConnell Is Disgusting’
The Senate majority leader has abandoned his constitutional duty. Democrats should not let him live it down.
Jan 7, 2020 / John Nichols
The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize
The longer Senate Republicans block a fair Senate trial, the more Democrats can hammer home how the scandal implicates Trump’s defenders.
Dec 31, 2019 / Jeet Heer
10 Stories From 2019 That Might Just Renew Your Faith in Politics 10 Stories From 2019 That Might Just Renew Your Faith in Politics
From funding for the Census to Stacey Abrams’s persistence, progressives did score some victories this year.
Dec 24, 2019 / Steve Phillips
Who Tops the 2019 ‘Nation’ Honor Roll? Who Tops the 2019 ‘Nation’ Honor Roll?
It’s been a big year in progressive politics. The Nation recognizes the year’s top progressive people and ideas shaping the future.
Dec 24, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols
True Religious Faith Demands an Unwavering Rebuke of Trumpism True Religious Faith Demands an Unwavering Rebuke of Trumpism
Prophetic Christianity insists that faith must speak up for the vulnerable. To revive the heart of democracy, this nation needs a revolution of values.
Dec 23, 2019 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
Trump Is Impeached, and Everything Is On the Line Trump Is Impeached, and Everything Is On the Line
Even if the Senate ends up keeping him in office, it was still crucial for politicians to take a stand against this sadistic president.
Dec 20, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky