What Happened to the Democratic Majority? What Happened to the Democratic Majority?
Today the march of class dealignment feels like an inexorable fact of American political life. But is it?
Feb 19, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Karp
How Biden Can Win How Biden Can Win
The key play is to make the race about Trump’s utter contempt for the core values of the American experiment.
Feb 19, 2024 / Editorial / John Nichols for The Nation
Jon Stewart Is Not the Enemy Jon Stewart Is Not the Enemy
You don’t defeat Trump by rejecting comedy.
Feb 16, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Makes a Mockery of the Constitution Donald Trump Makes a Mockery of the Constitution
His determination to put the 14th Amendment in the trash can of history should draw the most concern.
Feb 15, 2024 / Clarence Lusane
Tom Suozzi Takes Back the Seat He Never Should Have Given Up Tom Suozzi Takes Back the Seat He Never Should Have Given Up
A bad candidate and a bumbling GOP hand the Democrats another House seat. The biggest loser? House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Feb 14, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Merrick Garland Must Go Merrick Garland Must Go
In his timidity and determination to be “apolitical,” the attorney general has failed to do the very thing he was appointed to do—pursue justice and accountability.
Feb 14, 2024 / Elie Mystal
RFK Jr. Has Lost His Way RFK Jr. Has Lost His Way
A Super Bowl ad that defiled his assassinated uncle’s memory was paid for by a super PAC funded by one of Donald Trump’s largest donors.
Feb 12, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Biden and His Supporters Should Be Honest About His Age Problem Biden and His Supporters Should Be Honest About His Age Problem
Candor rather than deflection can overcome the president’s biggest drawback.
Feb 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Race to Take Over George Santos’s Seat Heats Up The Race to Take Over George Santos’s Seat Heats Up
Polls show Democrat Tom Suozzi up by four points over Republican Mazi Pilip, which is not a great sign for the former incumbent. But Suozzi has the money to take over the airwaves.
Feb 9, 2024 / Joan Walsh