Katie Porter Holds Everyone—CEOs, Trump Officials, the Postmaster General—Accountable Katie Porter Holds Everyone—CEOs, Trump Officials, the Postmaster General—Accountable
As the publisher and editorial director of The Nation, I have had the privilege in these last turbulent, challenging months of multiple crises—health care, economic, and racial jus…
Aug 31, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Senator Ron Johnson Thinks the Outcry Over the Post Office Is a Left-Wing Conspiracy Senator Ron Johnson Thinks the Outcry Over the Post Office Is a Left-Wing Conspiracy
Americans love the United States Postal Service. An April Pew Research Center survey found that 91 percent of respondents had a favorable view of USPS. No other federal agency is r…
Aug 26, 2020 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Talks About New Initiatives to Cut the Pentagon Budget Bernie Sanders Talks About New Initiatives to Cut the Pentagon Budget
On the first day of the Democratic National Convention, we published an exclusive interview with Vermont senator Bernie Sanders. The former presidential candidate gave a preview of…
Aug 18, 2020 / John Nichols
Scott Walker: Political Ignoramus Scott Walker: Political Ignoramus
Scott Walker wrote a column for the conservative Washington Times last month, under the headline, “Liberal media and Democrats fan the flames of civil rights ignorance.” The defeat…
Jul 22, 2020 / John Nichols
Patriots Recognize That Military Adventurism Does Not Make Us More Secure Patriots Recognize That Military Adventurism Does Not Make Us More Secure
Stalwart congressional progressives have been arguing in recent weeks for cutting the Pentagon budget in order to free up funds to meet the needs of Americans whose lives have been…
Jul 4, 2020 / John Nichols
Stacey Abrams: “Number One, We Have to Have Vote-by-Mail’ Stacey Abrams: “Number One, We Have to Have Vote-by-Mail’
Stacey Abrams believes the United States can have safe and fair elections. But she recognizes that Georgia’s June 9 primary election was a disaster. The Atlanta Journal-Constitutio…
Jun 29, 2020 / John Nichols
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Is Everything Donald Trump Is Not New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Is Everything Donald Trump Is Not
Jacinda Ardern has in recent days been identified as “one of the young, progressive world leaders countering Trump” and “our coolest world leader.” It’s not just that New Zealand’s…
May 28, 2020 / John Nichols
You Should Know About This Special US House Election You Should Know About This Special US House Election
There will be two special elections for US House seats on May 12. One of them is relatively high profile: the California District 25 contest between Democrat Christy Smith and Repu…
May 10, 2020 / John Nichols
Gaylord Nelson Believed Environmental Activism Needed to Keep Making Radical Demands Gaylord Nelson Believed Environmental Activism Needed to Keep Making Radical Demands
My primary purpose in organizing Earth Day was political. —Gaylord Nelson, December 8, 1990 This week marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the national teach-in that transforme…
Apr 19, 2020 / John Nichols
The Next Big Idea: Ilhan Omar’s Pathway to Peace The Next Big Idea: Ilhan Omar’s Pathway to Peace
Another world is possible. Indeed, it is more necessary now than ever. But we won’t get there without a road map. So Representative Ilhan Omar has drawn it. The congresswoman has i…
Apr 10, 2020 / John Nichols