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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks to reporters in the Senate subway after a vote in the Capitol on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

John Fetterman, American Jagoff John Fetterman, American Jagoff

The former progressive darling has decided to become the world’s most antagonistic Israel stan. It’s a very bad look.

Mar 15, 2024 / Kim Kelly

Karine Jean-Pierre, Matthew Miller, and John Kirby.

Biden’s Spokespeople Are the Perfect Vessels for His Soulless Gaza Policies Biden’s Spokespeople Are the Perfect Vessels for His Soulless Gaza Policies

If the president is the man in charge, these press secretaries are his robotic enforcers, playing the same hollow tunes every day.

Mar 13, 2024 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh

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Letters From the March 2024 Issue Letters From the March 2024 Issue

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Mar 12, 2024 / Letters / Our Readers

Alabama Senator Katie Britt in a kitchen

Senator Katie Britt: A Star Is Not Born Senator Katie Britt: A Star Is Not Born

The Alabaman’s disastrous debut was so weird even Scarlett Johansson—who’s played everything from a man-eating alien to Black Widow to Maggie the Cat—couldn’t do it justice.

Mar 11, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Members of United Auto Workers on a picket line in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on September 20, 2023.

Why the Environmental Justice Movement Should Support the UAW Organizing Drive Why the Environmental Justice Movement Should Support the UAW Organizing Drive

A progressive version of the right’s Southern strategy could remake our politics—and ensure that the cars of the future, and the batteries they run on, are built by union labor.

Mar 11, 2024 / Bill Gallegos and Manuel Pastor

Who Is In Charge in the Biden White House?

Who Is In Charge in the Biden White House? Who Is In Charge in the Biden White House?

In The Last Politician, Franklin Foer offers a portrait of an administration at odds with itself. 

Mar 11, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Osita Nwanevu

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress on March 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Let the Presidential Election Mudslinging Begin! Let the Presidential Election Mudslinging Begin!

Trashing Donald Trump can’t be Joe Biden’s whole reelection message. But it’s a good start.

Mar 8, 2024 / Jeet Heer

A close-up shot of President Joe Biden at the podium delivering the State of the Union.

At the State of the Union, Joe Biden Brings It and Bests Another GOP Speaker At the State of the Union, Joe Biden Brings It and Bests Another GOP Speaker

In a high-energy address, Biden championed his record and defended himself against claims that he’s too old for the job. It was just the speech he needed to give.

Mar 8, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearnborn, stands with a microphone on stage and speaks at an election night gathering

The Message From Michigan Couldn’t Be More Clear The Message From Michigan Couldn’t Be More Clear

With "Uncommitted" taking over 100,000 votes in Michigan and nearly 20 percent in Minnesota's Democratic primary, President Biden must listen—and change course on Israel and Gaza....

Mar 7, 2024 / Editorial / Rep. Ro Khanna for The Nation

UNRWA distributes flour to Palestinians in Gaza amid a food crisis due to ongoing Israeli attacks

Time Is Running Out to Stop the Carnage in Gaza Time Is Running Out to Stop the Carnage in Gaza

Given the toll from bombing and starvation, Gaza will soon become the world’s largest unmarked grave. The US has to power to force Israel to change course—but will it use it?

Mar 6, 2024 / James Bamford

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