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State of the Union Address
State of the Union Address news and analysis from The Nation
February 7, 2019
John Nichols on Trump; plus Sasha Abramsky on TPS and Elizabeth Kolbert on climate change.
February 6, 2019
Last night’s State of the Union speech showcased the president’s deeply contradictory approach toward foreign affairs.
February 6, 2019
After Democrats in suffragette white cheered themselves on, Georgia’s Abrams seized her moment.
February 5, 2019
Trump’s cynical speech spoke to the past, not the future.
January 31, 2018
The best part of State of the Union night was the rejection of Trump’s bullying, and the outlining by Donna Edwards of an alternative vision.
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January 31, 2018
The White House promised a speech calling for unity. Instead we got nativism, jingoism, and gibberish.
January 30, 2018
The Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair has invited a union activist and advocate for the Dreamers who is running against Paul Ryan to attend Trump’s speech.
March 1, 2017
Trump showed he can play a president on TV Tuesday, but that’s it.
March 1, 2017
Tough questions can’t be papered over by made-for-TV moments.
January 13, 2016
President Obama said he’ll ‘‘push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet.”
