![Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Ilhan-Omar-Perry_img.jpg)
Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room
The Minnesota representative is bringing an organizer’s mind-set to Congress.
Oct 15, 2019 / Feature / David M. Perry
![Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/mike-pompeo-state-wave-ap-img.jpg)
Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them
Congressional Progressive Caucus cochair Mark Pocan has a great idea: If Trump appointees block congressional testimony, block their paychecks.
Oct 12, 2019 / John Nichols
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It’s Not a Coup, It’s the Constitution It’s Not a Coup, It’s the Constitution
Trump's exploitation of his position and its authority is precisely what presidents are supposed to be impeached for.
Oct 8, 2019 / John Nichols
![The Wisconsin Senator Who Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ron-johnson-meet-press-sg-img.jpg)
The Wisconsin Senator Who Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump The Wisconsin Senator Who Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump
Wild-eyed Senator Ron Johnson is desperate to help the president. Instead, he’s confirmed a lot of what the whistle-blower said—and made Biden look good.
Oct 7, 2019 / John Nichols
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Searching for Common Ground on Impeachment in NY’s 19th Searching for Common Ground on Impeachment in NY’s 19th
This is one of a year-long series of dispatches about life and politics in rural America, written by former Nation managing editor Karen Rothmyer.
Oct 4, 2019 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer
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Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations
Is US national security being trumped by loathing for Trump?
Oct 3, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
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A Coalition to Save the World A Coalition to Save the World
Women state legislators and advocacy groups are uniting to call for a no-first-use nuclear policy.
Oct 2, 2019 / James Carden
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Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi’s 150th Birthday Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi’s 150th Birthday
Gandhi's lessons of pluralism and peace could serve us well during this time of division and strife, the representative writes.
Oct 2, 2019 / Rep. Ro Khanna
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What the Godfather of Modern Whistle-Blowing Can Teach Us Now What the Godfather of Modern Whistle-Blowing Can Teach Us Now
As we face two “existential crises,” Daniel Ellsberg’s archives are finally being opened.
Oct 1, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![It’s Time to Unite Around the Constitution](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/trump-lincoln-rtr-img.jpg)
It’s Time to Unite Around the Constitution It’s Time to Unite Around the Constitution
Hey, GOP, that means you.
Sep 30, 2019 / John Nichols