Campaigns and Elections

Democrats Should Make a Much Bigger Deal of the Threat Posed by Trump

Democrats Should Make a Much Bigger Deal of the Threat Posed by Trump Democrats Should Make a Much Bigger Deal of the Threat Posed by Trump

Democrats will suffer in the midterms if they don’t make absolutely clear the possible consequences of the former president’s disdain for democracy and the rule of law.

Aug 19, 2022 / John Nichols for The Nation

Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did

Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did

Cheney, like her father, spent a lifetime feeding the rage of right-wing Republicans. Now they’ve turned on her.

Aug 18, 2022 / Elie Mystal

US Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.)

Liz Cheney Is No Abraham Lincoln Liz Cheney Is No Abraham Lincoln

As she positions for a presidential bid, the defeated representative imagines herself as Lincolnesque. That’s absurd.

Aug 17, 2022 / John Nichols

Yuh-Line Niou at a reproductive justice rally

Can Yuh-Line Niou Unite Fractured Progressives to Win a New York Congressional Seat? Can Yuh-Line Niou Unite Fractured Progressives to Win a New York Congressional Seat?

It’s complicated.

Aug 17, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Trump Is a Criminal—Will Any of These 4 Investigations Snare Him?

Trump Is a Criminal—Will Any of These 4 Investigations Snare Him? Trump Is a Criminal—Will Any of These 4 Investigations Snare Him?

Here’s where things stand with the investigations into the former president—from his potential violation of the Espionage Act to his role in the January 6 insurrection.

Aug 17, 2022 / Elie Mystal

David Alexis smiles and waves to the camera, wearing a blue shirt and jeans outside a Brooklyn high school.

Can a Socialist Lyft Driver Beat an Incumbent Bankrolled by the Fossil Fuel Industry? Can a Socialist Lyft Driver Beat an Incumbent Bankrolled by the Fossil Fuel Industry?

David Alexis gives The Nation a tour of his Brooklyn state Senate district and explains why he’s running for office.

Aug 17, 2022 / Liza Featherstone

Yuh-Line Niou and Mondaire Jones

New York Progressives Team Up to Bash a Rival. The Loser Is “The New York Times.” New York Progressives Team Up to Bash a Rival. The Loser Is “The New York Times.”

The paper’s endorsement of a wealthy white attorney in a newly created congressional district provoked a serious backlash.

Aug 16, 2022 / Joan Walsh

I Hope Liz Cheney Wins, but I Couldn’t Vote for Her

I Hope Liz Cheney Wins, but I Couldn’t Vote for Her I Hope Liz Cheney Wins, but I Couldn’t Vote for Her

Cheney is appealing for Democratic crossover votes in today’s Wyoming primary, but she’s still a right-wing zealot.

Aug 16, 2022 / John Nichols

Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building

The Twilight Years of American Hegemony The Twilight Years of American Hegemony

What could better fit an America in decline than a president in decline, the more radically so the better?

Aug 15, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

Mandela Barnes

Wisconsin Primary Results Are Full of Good News for Mandela Barnes Wisconsin Primary Results Are Full of Good News for Mandela Barnes

Ron Johnson’s Democratic challenger shows strength where the incumbent US senator shows vulnerability.

Aug 12, 2022 / John Nichols

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