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October 13, 2015
How the Populist Moment Will Shape the Debates
The moment and the movements shaping it.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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October 13, 2015
5 Tough Questions for Tonight’s Democratic Debate
Let’s talk about making the “gig economy” fair, creating a postal bank, congressional authorization for war, and helping, rather than harming, immigrants.
John Nichols
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October 12, 2015
Showdown: What Will We Learn From the First Clinton-Sanders Debate?
A liberal will square off against a socialist atop the most progressive Democratic field in most of our lifetimes.
Joan Walsh
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October 12, 2015
The Presidential Debate Question No One Is Asking: ‘Are You a Capitalist?’
If Americans can handle a debate about socialism’s strengths and weaknesses, surely they can handle a brief back-and-forth regarding capitalism.
John Nichols
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October 5, 2015
Hillary Clinton Is Running to Bernie Sanders’s Left on This One Issue
Clinton just came out with a tough plan to tighten gun laws. Will Sanders stick to his guns—or try a new approach?
Joan Walsh
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October 2, 2015
This Is How Immigration Reform Happened 50 Years Ago. It Can Happen Again.
Recalling the civil-rights history of the Hart-Celler Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 can help us think about how to change immigration policy today.
Mae Ngai
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October 1, 2015
The Political Power of Takin’ it to the States
After one government shutdown and a rally cry from the GOP for another, this progressive think tank is bringing progressive policy changes back to the state level.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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October 1, 2015
Sanders Is Crowdfunding a Campaign, but That Doesn’t Diminish the Need for Campaign Reform
An insurgent almost matches a front-runner in fundraising, but still calls for an amendment to get big money out of politics.
John Nichols
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October 1, 2015
Letters From the October 19, 2015, Issue
Coming out for choice… Hillary’s unrequited love… up for debate… nationalize The Nation…
Our Readers
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September 28, 2015
Sanders and Trump Offer Two Roads Out of Establishment Politics—Which Will We Follow?
In their very different ways—hope and inclusiveness vs. rancid nostalgia and bigotry—the two candidates are competing for overlapping pools of discontented voters.
William Greider