The Right

Kevin Williamson

Kevin Williamson Is Not a Victim Kevin Williamson Is Not a Victim

The conservative provocateur preaches the importance of taking personal responsibility but blames everyone but himself for his rhetorical excesses.

Apr 26, 2018 / Joshua Holland

America Is Less Polarized Than You Think

America Is Less Polarized Than You Think America Is Less Polarized Than You Think

Our collective focus on ‘political polarization’ is obscuring large areas of agreement.

Apr 26, 2018 / Frances Moore Lappé

Red Square in Moscow

Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia

Cooperation with Moscow remains vital for American national security, but “Russiagate” allegations, now codified in a DNC lawsuit, are making that decades-long pursuit a crime.

Apr 25, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Minimum wage protest

Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism? Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism?

The old ideas have failed, big-money politics has been exposed as corrupted, and the battle on what comes next is joined.

Apr 24, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Gustavo Petro Colombian presidential candidate

Gustavo Petro quiere establecer un nuevo progresismo en Latinoamérica Gustavo Petro quiere establecer un nuevo progresismo en Latinoamérica

En entrevista con The Nation, el ex-alcalde de Bogotá habla sobre lo que significaría su elección para Colombia y la región. 

Apr 19, 2018 / Miguel Salazar

Trump March For Life

Trump Is Putting Anti-Choice Extremists Back in Power Trump Is Putting Anti-Choice Extremists Back in Power

He’s filling his administration, agencies, and the courts with activists who peddle junk science and lies about both contraception and abortion.

Apr 19, 2018 / Dawn Huckelbridge

How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump

How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump

To understand why evangelicals support the president, look to the first Protestant.

Apr 19, 2018 / Feature / Michael Massing

Speaker Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It

His plutocratic policies have provoked a growing backlash, in the form of teacher strikes and demonstrations from West Virginia and Kentucky to Oklahoma and Arizona.

Apr 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists

Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists

Across the US, white nationalists and their sympathizers are running for office—and they don’t need to win to be dangerous.

Apr 18, 2018 / Feature / Donna Minkowitz

student walkout capitol

This Political Scientist Says the Left Needs to Battle for Democracy As Viciously as the Right Fights for Power This Political Scientist Says the Left Needs to Battle for Democracy As Viciously as the Right Fights for Power

In a new book, David Faris says it’s time for Democrats to fight fire with fire.

Apr 13, 2018 / Joshua Holland

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