A 150-Year Critique of the Electoral College A 150-Year Critique of the Electoral College
As far back as the 1870s, The Nation opposed the existence of the Electoral College as "so grotesque as to be almost ludicrous.”
Nov 28, 2024 / Richard Kreitner
The Democrats Disregarded Poor and Low-Income Voters—to Their Peril The Democrats Disregarded Poor and Low-Income Voters—to Their Peril
Poverty is clearly anything but a marginal experience—and yet, as in the last election, it’s repeatedly minimalized and dismissed in our nation’s politics.
Nov 27, 2024 / Shailly Gupta Barnes and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Forgotten Recent History Forgotten Recent History
Igniting resentment, exploding war.
Nov 27, 2024 / OppArt / Seth Tobocman
What’s—Still—the Matter With Kansas? What’s—Still—the Matter With Kansas?
As recent events bear out, when Thomas Frank lamented, “We’ll have to drag the Democrats kicking and screaming to victory" in 2017, if anything he was understating the challenge.
Nov 27, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson
Bernie Sanders: We Need More Working-Class Candidates to Challenge Both Parties Bernie Sanders: We Need More Working-Class Candidates to Challenge Both Parties
The senator says in this exclusive interview that challengers to status quo politics can run in Democratic primaries or as independents.
Nov 26, 2024 / Q&A / John Nichols
Somehow, Americans Are Liking Trump Better Every Day Somehow, Americans Are Liking Trump Better Every Day
The incoming administration's cabinet appointments are a bizarre disaster. So why are the president-elect's approval ratings going up?
Nov 26, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Only a Working-Class Party Can Challenge Donald Trump’s Corruption Only a Working-Class Party Can Challenge Donald Trump’s Corruption
GOP plutocracy thrives as long as Democrats remain beholden to Wall Street.
Nov 26, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Some Post-Election Reminders Some Post-Election Reminders
We’re all still processing Harris’s defeat. Here are some points to keep in mind before the infighting gets too venomous.
Nov 26, 2024 / Robert L. Borosage for The Nation
Where Do We Go From Here? Where Do We Go From Here?
Thinkers, activists, and writers share their ideas on how to respond to the coming Trump era.
Nov 26, 2024 / Nation Contributors
Reckoning With the Election Results Reckoning With the Election Results
What went wrong—and what we have to do now.
Nov 26, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan