Every Democrat Who Voted to Confirm Marco Rubio Should Apologize Every Democrat Who Voted to Confirm Marco Rubio Should Apologize
Chris Murphy is right when he says making Rubio the secretary of state was “a mistake.” A very serious mistake.
Mar 4, 2025 / John Nichols
Liberals Can’t Stop Gushing Over Trump’s Foreign Policy Team Liberals Can’t Stop Gushing Over Trump’s Foreign Policy Team
Democrats are falling over themselves to hail Marco Rubio’s nomination as secretary of state.
Nov 15, 2024 / Aída Chávez
Senate Democrats Need to Fight Harder Than Marco Rubio for Rail Workers Senate Democrats Need to Fight Harder Than Marco Rubio for Rail Workers
Unless federal intervention to avert a rail strike includes a guarantee of paid sick leave for rail workers, it shouldn’t be approved.
Nov 30, 2022 / John Nichols
The Republicans’ Road Not Taken The Republicans’ Road Not Taken
In 2013, Republican strategists were honest about why Mitt Romney lost. They had a chance to heed the lessons—and then Trump blew it all up.
Mar 15, 2021 / Jon Wiener
Republicans Won’t Convict Trump—Because They Won’t Convict Themselves Republicans Won’t Convict Trump—Because They Won’t Convict Themselves
The Republican senators who are being asked to judge Trump are guilty of the very same high crime for which the former president has been impeached.
Feb 12, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Venezuela’s Deadly Blackout Highlights the Need for a Negotiated Resolution of the Crisis Venezuela’s Deadly Blackout Highlights the Need for a Negotiated Resolution of the Crisis
Maduro is corrupt and increasingly repressive, but US sanctions and violence by the US-supported opposition have contributed to Venezuelans’ suffering.
Mar 13, 2019 / Gabriel Hetland
Has Travel to Cuba Been Trumped? A ‘Nation’ Forum Has Travel to Cuba Been Trumped? A ‘Nation’ Forum
We asked four veterans of the travel-to-Cuba movement to comment on the new restrictions.
Jul 12, 2017 / Peter Kornbluh
Voters Are Ready to Punish Pro-Gun Politicians. There’s Just One Problem. Voters Are Ready to Punish Pro-Gun Politicians. There’s Just One Problem.
Voters don’t seem to know where key senators actually stand on background checks.
Aug 18, 2016 / George Zornick
‘Hillary for Prison’ Has Officially Gone Mainstream ‘Hillary for Prison’ Has Officially Gone Mainstream
The GOP convention has been one long plea for Hillary Clinton's incarceration.
Jul 20, 2016 / George Zornick
How Donald Trump Is Beating the Neoconservatives at Their Own Game How Donald Trump Is Beating the Neoconservatives at Their Own Game
He’s capitalizing on the belligerent ultra-nationalism they cultivated, but he has little use for their ideas.
Mar 25, 2016 / Matthew Duss