Is AIPAC Doomed? Is AIPAC Doomed?
The hard-line pro-Israel lobby is facing more opposition than ever before. But fully defanging it won’t be easy.
Should Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028? Should Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028?
David Faris argues that the New York representative is the new national leader the Democrats need, but Daraka Larimore-Hall claims she can get more done in Congress.
Mar 12, 2026 / The Debate / David Faris and Daraka Larimore-Hall
How Illinois May Bumble Its Way Into Electing a Senate Moderate How Illinois May Bumble Its Way Into Electing a Senate Moderate
The battle for Dick Durbin’s seat in a potential blue-wave cycle should be a progressive cakewalk in a state like Illinois. Cue the infighting and undermining.
Mar 10, 2026 / David Faris
61 Years After Bloody Sunday, We Are Entering a New Era of Voter Suppression 61 Years After Bloody Sunday, We Are Entering a New Era of Voter Suppression
Two efforts underway threaten to erode the promise secured by the foot soldiers of Selma in 1965.
Mar 9, 2026 / Janai Nelson
An Argument Against Voting for the “Electable” Guy An Argument Against Voting for the “Electable” Guy
In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent shares his thoughts on the Texas primaries. Plus, a terrible Supreme Court decision and a bad play by Major League Ba...
Mar 6, 2026 / Elie Mystal
We Don’t Need an Autopsy to Tell Us the Democrats Failed on Gaza We Don’t Need an Autopsy to Tell Us the Democrats Failed on Gaza
The DNC is allegedly hiding a report showing that Kamala Harris’s Gaza policy helped cost her the 2024 election. But that report won’t tell us anything we don’t already know.
Mar 5, 2026 / James Zogby
Texas’s Senate Primary Has Already Made History—and It’s Not Over Yet Texas’s Senate Primary Has Already Made History—and It’s Not Over Yet
Democratic nominee James Talarico is getting national media attention, but the real story is sky-high voter turnout, even amid GOP bids to suppress balloting
Mar 5, 2026 / Ana Marie Cox
Clarence Thomas Just Struck Another Blow to Black Power Clarence Thomas Just Struck Another Blow to Black Power
In his majority ruling in a sleeper case about mail delivery, Thomas opened the door to a new way for Republicans to suppress the Black vote.
Feb 26, 2026 / Elie Mystal
How Trump and His Allies Are Working to Depress Turnout, Intimidate Voters, and Steal the 2026 Election How Trump and His Allies Are Working to Depress Turnout, Intimidate Voters, and Steal the 2026 Election
Time to save America from the SAVE America Act.
Feb 26, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Democrats Must Listen to Workers Democrats Must Listen to Workers
How winning people’s trust involves listening to their challenges, ambition, ideas, and stories.
Feb 25, 2026 / Greg Kaufmann