Politics

President-elect Donald Trump

A Resolution for 2017: Keep Reminding Trump That He Has No Mandate A Resolution for 2017: Keep Reminding Trump That He Has No Mandate

Republicans opposed Obama and a Democratic Congress that had broad support. Democrats must now oppose Trump and a Republican Congress that lacks it.

Dec 30, 2016 / John Nichols

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Inequality Is Only Getting Worse Inequality Is Only Getting Worse

The typical American family today has less wealth than the typical American family of the 1980s.

Dec 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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Best of the Left in 2016 Best of the Left in 2016

John Nichols with our Progressive Honor Roll, and David Cole on Obama and civil rights.

Dec 29, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Winter Reading

The Best of The Nation’s 2016 Long-Form: An Incomplete List The Best of The Nation’s 2016 Long-Form: An Incomplete List

You can use the quiet time over the holidays to get inspired and fired up to fight back.

Dec 28, 2016 / Emily Douglas

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Trump’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Privatization Enthusiasts Trump’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Privatization Enthusiasts

If these officials get their way, America’s schools, roads, prisons, immigrant-detention centers, and critical social-insurance programs will soon fall into private hands.

Dec 28, 2016 / David Dayen

Horst Seehofer

The Unholy Alliance of Europe’s Illiberals The Unholy Alliance of Europe’s Illiberals

A specter is haunting German Chancellor Merkel in the wake of the Berlin terror attack—her own junior partner in government, as well as the European far right, Putin’s Russia, and ...

Dec 27, 2016 / Paul Hockenos

Meet the Central American Women the United States Is Detaining and Deporting

Meet the Central American Women the United States Is Detaining and Deporting Meet the Central American Women the United States Is Detaining and Deporting

Horrific conditions in the Northern Triangle led to a major policy crisis for the Obama administration. A new wave of refugees could do the same for Trump.

Dec 26, 2016 / Emily Gogolak

Charles Dickens and the Ghosts of Christmas Present

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

Keith Ellison Says He Is Ready to Fight for Democracy in North Carolina—and Across America

Keith Ellison Says He Is Ready to Fight for Democracy in North Carolina—and Across America Keith Ellison Says He Is Ready to Fight for Democracy in North Carolina—and Across America

Keith Ellison is right to warn Democrats that a battle in one state has nationwide implications.

Dec 23, 2016 / John Nichols

WH Women and Girls

How to Fight for Women and Girls of Color While Trump Is President How to Fight for Women and Girls of Color While Trump Is President

Under Obama, the White House began collecting critically important data about women and girls of color. Under Trump, that data will become even more important.

Dec 22, 2016 / Dani McClain

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