Can Stacey Abrams Turn the Tide in Georgia? Can Stacey Abrams Turn the Tide in Georgia?
Despite years of laying the groundwork, she’s trailing in the gubernatorial election. Will Georgia’s discouraged voters rise again to lift the nation?
Sep 13, 2022 / Joan Walsh
The DNC Moves to Block Debate on Dark Money, but We Won’t Quit The DNC Moves to Block Debate on Dark Money, but We Won’t Quit
The stakes are too high for Democrats—and democracy—to let our party’s primaries turn into auctions won by the highest bidder.
Sep 12, 2022 / James Zogby
How the Democrats Got Their Groove Back How the Democrats Got Their Groove Back
Abortion, MAGA, and healthy partisanship are changing the midterm dynamics.
Sep 9, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Ending Free Covid Tests, US Policy Is Now “You Do You” Ending Free Covid Tests, US Policy Is Now “You Do You”
The Biden administration’s “soft closing” to the pandemic means a hard landing for the un- and underinsured.
Sep 9, 2022 / Martha Lincoln and Anne N. Sosin
Yuh-Line Niou Concedes to Dan Goldman in NY’s 10th Congressional District Yuh-Line Niou Concedes to Dan Goldman in NY’s 10th Congressional District
She and her allies strongly considered a run against him on the Working Families Party line in November, but concluded that the priority must be “defending our democracy now.”
Sep 7, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Meet the Rhode Island Progressives Taking on the Democratic Establishment Meet the Rhode Island Progressives Taking on the Democratic Establishment
The Rhode Island Political Cooperative is rebuilding community trust in the nation’s smallest state.
Sep 7, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols
In Choosing a Teacher for His Running Mate, Charlie Crist Walks the Walk In Choosing a Teacher for His Running Mate, Charlie Crist Walks the Walk
And that’s a smart political move in a state where Ron DeSantis’s teacher-bashing needs to be called out.
Sep 6, 2022 / John Nichols
It’s Time for Democrats to Ban Dark Money in Primaries It’s Time for Democrats to Ban Dark Money in Primaries
The unregulated funds are used to hurt progressive candidates.
Sep 6, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
President Biden’s Debt Relief Is Just the First Step President Biden’s Debt Relief Is Just the First Step
Now that the president has canceled student debt once, he can do it again.
Sep 6, 2022 / Editorial / Eleni Schirmer for The Nation
Kamala Harris Tells “The Nation,” “This Is the Beginning of the Next Era of the Labor Movement” Kamala Harris Tells “The Nation,” “This Is the Beginning of the Next Era of the Labor Movement”
In an exclusive interview with The Nation’s John Nichols, the vice president recalls her youth on picket lines and explains why it’s so vital to eliminate barriers to organizing.
Sep 5, 2022 / Editorial / John Nichols