Charles Dickens and the Ghosts of Christmas Present Charles Dickens and the Ghosts of Christmas Present
Our duty as citizens and humans does not end with an electoral disappointment. It begins.
Dec 24, 2016 / John Nichols
Polanyi In Our Times Polanyi In Our Times
What the Austro-Hungarian economic theorist tells us about the upheavals of our age.
Dec 22, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Nikil Saval
What Is the Left Without Identity Politics? What Is the Left Without Identity Politics?
Four writers consider the question dividing the Democratic Party.
Dec 16, 2016 / That’s Debatable / Walter Benn Michaels, Charles W. Mills, Linda Hirshman, and Carla Murphy
Chris Hayes: How We Got From Obama to Trump Chris Hayes: How We Got From Obama to Trump
Plus: Joan Walsh on fighting Trump’s nominees, and Andrew Bacevich on Trump’s generals.
Dec 15, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How to Mount a Progressive Resistance How to Mount a Progressive Resistance
Opposition to Trump will come—not only in the streets but also from leaders in states and cities who are intent on making America better.
Dec 13, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Would Politics Be Better Off Without Anger? Would Politics Be Better Off Without Anger?
Martha Nussbaum’s new book about the dangers of anger tells us more about the limits of the liberal mindset than the actual world of politics.
Nov 30, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Amia Srinivasan
Donald Trump Won on White-Male Resentment—but Don’t Confuse That With the Working Class Donald Trump Won on White-Male Resentment—but Don’t Confuse That With the Working Class
The numbers tell a different story.
Nov 10, 2016 / Monica Potts
Zadie Smith’s Liberal Imagination Zadie Smith’s Liberal Imagination
Once reveling in the hopes and possibilities of a multicultural society, her fiction now has taken on a more despairing outlook.
Nov 2, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Adam Kirsch
Tom Hayden and the Unfinished Business of Democracy Tom Hayden and the Unfinished Business of Democracy
Though an irreplaceable voice for peace has been silenced, his vision will live on.
Oct 24, 2016 / Back Issues / The Nation
Populism’s Two Paths Populism’s Two Paths
Throughout the North Atlantic, insurgencies on the left and the right are challenging mainstream politics. The question is: Which popular movement—the left’s or the right’s—will pr...
Oct 13, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy